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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

How Much Diligence is Due.Or 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. I appreciate your thoughts here on Due Diligence as it's been a question of mine for a few months now. ► 2012. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

Labels: due diligence , early stage investing , moneyball , valuation. ► 2012. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ProfessorVC is happy to have been included as one of the 50 Best Professor Blogs. Steve Bennet.

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ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

A Comparison Between Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs" Her research shows that there is a positive correlation between prior founding experience and new venture performance due to stronger and more diverse social networks, access to capital, reliance on collaborators and other factors. ► 2012. (1). Newer Post.

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ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

Labels: due diligence , financial analysis , venture capital. ► 2012. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? 1 comment: LK said. May 14, 2010 10:31 PM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Twitter Updates.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process. ► 2012. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Same principle here. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Do Angel Groups Belong in Heaven or Hell?

Professor VC

I have always admired the Dead's biz model (sorry Friendster/MySpace/Facebook, The Dead was the First Social Network) and music, although I never became a full fledged Deadhead. Due Diligence - after the dinner meeting, members indicate if they are potentially interested in investing in the deal and/or participating in due diligence.