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Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter

Agile VC

For example, if there were no S&P 500 ETFs or index mutual funds an investor could easily buy a “synthetic” equivalent by buying shares of all the S&P 500 stocks in proportion to each company’s weighting in the index.

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4 Ways To Transform Your Side Gig Into Your Main Show

YoungUpstarts

Selling is a pivotal skill most entrepreneurs must have. Those experiences weren’t always the best, but I did gain something from them. I realized that if I can sell the products and a story and recruit others, then I can sell anything. Oh, and about that “don’t quit your day job” advice. There actually is something to that.

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Tips for Success via Business Crowdfunding

Hearpreneur

Business owners and entrepreneurs are flocking to a variety of platforms to help give their businesses a needed financial injection from the public. Crowdfunding can range from game developers raising money for an entire game to entrepreneurs finding enough backing to create their next exciting product.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

.” Title III enables “crowdfunding,” or the ability to sell securities in small amounts to a large number of investors. Despite the buzz among entrepreneur communities, various restrictions may make crowdfunding impractical for companies raising money and the intermediaries that facilitate the process.

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

This is probably the very first group that an entrepreneur who is starting out may approach for some funding for his or her idea. These are “investors” who are investing in you, i.e. not on the basis of your idea or the merits of your investment, but on the basis of a personal relationship with you. <$50K in aggregate.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accreditedinvestors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.