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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” " In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Before the $52M Series D , the $23M Series C , the $15.5M

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LP Conference

BeyondVC

I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). In these conference you typically have a similar ratio, 20% VCs or those with the money and 80% entrepreneurs or those seeking funds.

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Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

Very small funds may not have any large institutions as LP investors, just individuals, but even the largest and most established VC funds often have “sidecar” funds to enable a select group of individuals to invest in their funds (typically entrepreneurs the firm knows well). The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs). Should they care?

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Where Do Venture Capital Dollars Actually Come From? This Visual Explains

Agile VC

Very small funds may not have any large institutions as LP investors, just individuals, but even the largest and most established VC funds often have “sidecar” funds to enable a select group of individuals to invest in their funds (typically entrepreneurs the firm knows well). The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs). Should they care?