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The VC Shakeout: Are We There Yet?

Agile VC

The IPO market remained closed to IT startups, but there were big acquisitions like Google buying YouTube for $1.65B (Fall 2006) and late stage financing rounds for companies like Facebook (Microsoft round at $15B valuation in Fall 2007). A16Z today or Founders Fund or General Catalyst a few years ago). So at a fund level (e.g.

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5 Signs You Need to Create Your Startup Sponsorship Program

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Funding has only become more difficult to pursue and isn’t always a viable option for early-on founders to pursue. Solid choices in co-founders can make or break a company’s success. This isn’t a decision that should be taken lightly. Here’s a few signs that your organization is ready to start pitching for both….

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Financing, that is.I Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones.