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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Exit Problem.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Interest on debt model. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Interest on debt model. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. These also open new concerns about lost intellectual property, Internet scams, and long-term return on investment.

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Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Startup Professionals Musings

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. These also open new concerns about lost intellectual property, Internet scams, and long-term return on investment.

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Interest on debt model.

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

Ben's Blog

Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. Similarly, in recent high profile private financing rounds for private technology companies with valuations over $1B, the valuation multiples were at or below corresponding multiples for publicly traded companies such as Google.