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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. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

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

Austin Startup

For the past decade, Capital Factory has been building a pipeline of tech startups and investment rights and now we’re opening up to everyone through AngelList. 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.

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Founder Interview: Bill Walsh on Eliminating Small Business Failure

The Startup Magazine

Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. We interviewed Bill Walsh, CEO/Founder of Business Coaching / Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. When reaching out to existing clients, should business look at what kinds of services can be strategic and cost-effective to business owners?

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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. With nearly 2/3rd of all VCs citing cost-cutting in 2016 as the norm — this is a clear indication that winter made an appearance. or Walmart buying Jet for $3 billion.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too. If you have an office, that cost fits in here too.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too. If you have an office, that cost fits in here too.

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Death By VC

Venture Chronicles

The limited partners hold on to their cash until the point at which individual investments are made and when the managing partner makes a “capital call&# to each limited the allocated portion of the total investment is wired from the limited to the venture fund for the purpose of funding that specific investment.