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5 Things You Need to Learn Before Launching a Startup

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Pricing is something many founders struggle with because newbie entrepreneurs may set random prices for their product instead of calculating the proper numbers or calculating with finance professionals. When you get funding, you need to monitor the burn rate in order not to go bankrupt or understand if you need to raise more money.

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ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. While the supply-demand equation will never be completely fixed, the information and accessibility to angel investors is only getting better.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. The Laws of Supply & Demand. The most basic chart of microeconomics is a supply & demand curve. Demand represents a buyer and supply a seller. Even Sequoia. The result?

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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I validated this in my conversations with companies with more market reach than us, that had tried similar products (ppv video platform), but pulled the plug because they didn’t see the demand for it. Finances were just one part of the story. Title: Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet.