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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. He also had experience in setting up tech development centers in India. I write this post as a warning to pick your VC’s carefully.

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Should you raise on convertible notes or do an equity round?

Hippoland

A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. There are a ton of other blogs out there that will cover these two topics in great detail. In general, I’m a big fan of convertible notes or convertible securities for seed stage founders.

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Start Up Business Grants 101: Meaning, Funding & Tips

Board Effect

They simply don’t have the seed money to get a business or organization off the ground. Ask someone that’s familiar with startup business grants to review your application before you submit it. Put the due date on your board calendar to be sure you submit it on time. Most of all, take your time and do your best job.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

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cdixon.org - chris dixons blog. My posterous blog. I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Follow @cdixon. cdixon.org contents. Eric Paley.

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Snaptrip case study – Solo founder hypothesis in action

The Equity Kicker

My partner Dharmesh Raithatha wrote the post below on the Forward Partners blog earlier this week. With no team and no technical expertise Matt was planning to find a team and build out some product before starting to raise some seed money. TRUSTPILOT REVIEW. Are you a solo founder with an idea? USER RESEARCH.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Which language should my startup use?

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Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Which language should my startup use? Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Some are more technical, or more mature than others.