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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

How Much Diligence is Due.Or are investors better just rolling the dice. Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. Not exactly extensive diligence. I immediately jumped up and called "b t".

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Being The Best You Can Be - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Forward to the past: The (re) rise of direct marketing » October 08, 2008. Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. And given that four of the most important tech investors in the world seem skeptical of it, if someone can figure out a good formula that works, they may be able to exploit it". ► 2008. (14).

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

DEMO has always been one of my favorite tech conferences. The conference has launched a number of great companies including Tivo, WebEx and Palm, and historically draws top press and investor attendees. Labels: #democon , DEMO , tech conferences , vuvuzela. How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2008. (14).

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

I thought about doing this in a top 10 format, but will limit to my top 3 reasons: Misalignment of incentives - As an angel investor I want to do everything I can to help the entrepreneur succeed. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. How Much Diligence is Due.

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ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Some result from years of work and/or education while others are a result of trying to identify a unique solution to a consumer or business problem. Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. How Much Diligence is Due. ▼ 2008. (14).