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Getting Your Series A Mojo Back

Both Sides of the Table

My internal compass says that “country-club” entrepreneurs struggle to make as big of an impact because it’s really hard to totally change a system that you’re part of and have a vested interest in. Your churn rates are too high. So positive chips are a great signal for me. But building a successful startup is hard.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself. ExitRound helps early stage companies identify buyers in smaller exits. . What’s Your VC Tech Stack?

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. Does it make sense to spend this time speaking about your early stage start-up when your product has not even entered Alpha testing? Typically its way more important to build product, and pull in early users to give you that feedback vs. speaking about it.