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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed - Venture Hacks , May 5, 2010 I recently got on the phone for a cross-continent conference call with Chris Dixon from Founder Collective , Mark Suster from GRP Partners , and our own Naval Ravikant. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. What should I do?’.

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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

See the Techcrunch posts by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank , my recent post on the quality of angel returns data , as well as reports from the Silicon Valley Bank and Kauffman Foundation. Partners at smaller funds, by contrast, have to hustle before they can cover their mortgage.

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5 Signs You Need to Create Your Startup Sponsorship Program

Women Entrepreneurs Can

When you’re working towards validating the ROI in your pitches, it’s crucial that you focus more on metrics, how you’ll help the prospect measure their return and all the work involved in helping them achieve their goals. More and more often, sponsorship decisions are driven by the tangible economic value of that relationship.