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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re and easy to remember?—?framework

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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

What is it, and how should founders think about it? Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. Business model? We’d look at a company and the relationship we have with investors, management team, founders, etc. Traction and revenue?

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups. In September 2008 this was the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the rippling effect was massive. This is the biggest red herring of them all. What hogwash.

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