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The Full Dataset on What VCs are Thinking About Funding in 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Our last thoughts on the VC funding markets heading into 2016 was published here and I followed up with a little more context on the resetting of the venture industry , some thoughts on how startups are valued and how to think about burn rates at startups. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

They aggregate other people’s content and curate it into categories. The curated approach gives advertisers and publishers more comfort in knowing the quality of content they will be amongst. They had a very expensive burn rate at the wrong time. Why do you think Veoh didn’t succeed? (40:30 40:30 –41:30).

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How we redesigned our Product in 5 months at Techstars.

Austin Startup

We are simplifying the process of getting featured (for companies) and curate PR content (for reporters). Evolution of the press release page seen by reporters Lesson 4: Cut your burn rate as quickly as you can Burn rate is essentially the rate at which your company is “burning” through its available cash.

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. Our executive chairman Andrew Anker is an investor in TastemakerX as well.). 2:1 to old folks.

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In a Crisis, Planning Matters More than Ever

Up and Running

Also, for your crisis plan, be sure that you know your burn rate and runway , which is how quickly you are using up your cash reserves and how long you have before you run out of cash. The difference between cash and profits. .

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Twitter Link Roundup #247 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Don’t Get Burned by Your Burn Rate – crowdspring.co/159KKrk. 3 Content Curation Best Practices to Optimize Your Content Marketing – crowdspring.co/11LIdB7. When You Give Your Team a Goal, Make It a Range – crowdspring.co/1yINX9Z. 7 Simple Ways to Appreciate your Team (and Boost Performance) – crowdspring.co/1veUNVr.

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The New Way to Scale an Executive Team

OnlyOnce

Add all that up – expensive, slow, medium success rate, and perhaps most important for a startup CEO, leaving you with expensive full-time headcount in multiple areas of your company – that is not a recipe for startup success when you’re sweating your burn rate.