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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

He set up Blackbox.vc, a seed accelerator for technology startups (and one of the tour stops for entrepreneurs from around the world.) They went to work gathering deep knowledege of what makes successful Internet startups. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups.

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Top 3 Mistakes Early Stage Founders Make

OnlyOnce

I divided my response into “early stage” and “later stage” founders. Here’s a summary of what I said about early stage founders. Have you run your idea or wireframes by different segments, different buyers, different sizes of company (if B2B) or lots of different demographics (if B2C)?

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Selecting Your Investors

OnlyOnce

If you’re fortunate enough to have built a really strong early stage company, you will find yourself in the position of being able to pick from a number of potential venture investors. Look for VC portfolios that have a lot of “like” companies (B2B, B2C, media, tech, etc.). Visited 1 times, 1 visits today).

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”. 6) Negotiate deal.

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

We talked about what startup CEOs should do in these situations and how to think about these renegotiations. B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Optimize for a 1 not a 0 more than exact valuations now. Raise when you can.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad.

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Two investment deals are on the table. Which do you sign?

The Startup Toolkit

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. The financials immediately jump out when we talk about term sheets: what’s the valuation? In an early stage deal, you check the numbers to avoid getting exploited, but you make your decision based on the investors. Requires team relocation. Conveniently local. The people.