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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me).

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Now Any Accredited Investor Can Invest in Texas Startups with Capital Factory and AngelList

Austin Startup

While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.

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The Loneliness of Success that Nobody Talks About

Both Sides of the Table

They interweave off-stage lives and conversations with amazing musical performances and they both have amazing editing and cinematography. Entrepreneurs could learn about loneliness of success: nobody talks about. The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur. It was a heavy day, for sure. Both films were must watches for artistry.

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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short? Actually, winter did come and I have the data that shows it. Unless of course something Trump’s our good weather.

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Chronic Under-financing of EU Start-ups Driven by Mindset

Babbling VC

You could say the entrepreneurs aren't thinking big enough and hence aren't selling a vision worth financing with larger rounds. Conversely you could blame the LP's (limited partners: the investors in venture funds) and say they are the one's not risking it enough. What does this all boil down to? Well, it's a matter of talent.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. do not think being friends or relatives reduces the need for these difficult and/or awkward conversations. We entrepreneurs constantly try to refine our product or model, so it is only natural to think that we should refine ourselves.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. While it’s true that they are investing LP money from a fund, it’s also true that the VCs are required to write large checks into their funds so every time they do a “capital call” (request money from an LP to fund you) they are also having to wire their own money into the deal.

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