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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. So they will have allocations to US public equities, international public equities, emerging market public equities, real estate, mining, minerals and so forth.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. Entrepreneurs often ask me how to value the sweat equity invested in their startup. But over the years, I have come to realize that sweat equity isn't the same thing as market value for your startup.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

MetaLayer ( www.metalayer.com , Philadelphia, PA) harnesses business users’ own proprietary data and the world’s unstructured, real-time data alike, transforming complex data analysis into a simple drag and drop experience. In its 42 year history, NAIC Member firms have invested in and transformed more than 20,000 companies.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

MetaLayer ( www.metalayer.com , Philadelphia, PA) harnesses business users’ own proprietary data and the world’s unstructured, real-time data alike, transforming complex data analysis into a simple drag and drop experience. In its 42 year history, NAIC Member firms have invested in and transformed more than 20,000 companies.

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How do I find a developer to help me with my idea?

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Mike, a entrepreneur from Philadelphia, wrote to me with a brief summary of a new business idea he’s working on, and then posed three questions to me about finding a programmer to help him develop the idea. If I were in Mike’s shoes, I would start by talking to people in the Philadelphia Startup community.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. What I’m talking about is making tough decisions. As a leader you live in a world with limited resources.

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How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value

David Teten

Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Fralic was also one of the early employees and VP of Business Development at Half.com starting in 1999, and after the eBay acquisition, spent six years with eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development, and media roles. You can reach Chris at www.nothingtosay.com and @ChrisFRC.

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