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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

The technology that powers up any developing start-up or company is the foundation of its projected success. As the company scales, hopefully at an accelerated pace, investors can place their faith in developments that provide results and in return, they will feel more secure with the contributions and long term ROI projections.

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Financing Acquisitions: Keys to Structuring the Deal And Obtaining The Funding

YoungUpstarts

Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services.

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Are You Selling Your Company? Be Careful with Financial Buyers!

Scott Edward Walker

Moreover, because most financial buyers are set-up as funds (which have their own limited partner investors) that typically expire in 10 years, the return on their investment must happen relatively quickly. How Is the Deal Structure Different with a Financial Buyer? Again, this is what they do for a living.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Vlad is also the CEO at DarwinApps , a software development shop.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

Until domain names are developed, domain owners monetize their domains through platforms (e.g., Gary Millin, CEO of World Accelerator, said, “We recognize that we have a vast portfolio of underutilized assets in our parked domains and are actively seeking talented teams to partner with for development.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

Until domain names are developed, domain owners monetize their domains through platforms (e.g., Gary Millin, CEO of World Accelerator, said, “We recognize that we have a vast portfolio of underutilized assets in our parked domains and are actively seeking talented teams to partner with for development.

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