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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii. The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% Please do not read that I think an early-stage company with limited product and only beta customers should go straight for a $5 million fund raising. So why the ’09 bounce?

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Episode 8: Charlie’s Bcast Email, Startup Incubators, and 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail | The Bcast

Up and Running

The customer validation phase is critical for that kind of thing. ” You’re like, “Oh” and you’re lawyers in Hawaii. Caroline: Number five is not talking to customers. ” And I say, “Oh, what do your customers think?” You need to go out and do some customer development.