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The Founder and Investor Trust Problem: It's not what you think.

This is going to be BIG.

Don’t get me wrong—I don’t mean trust in the sense that VCs think founders are just going to get a fake passport and move to Fiji, or that investors are secretly plotting to take over the company. VCs aren’t experts at every aspect of a startup at the same level across the board. That doesn’t mean we trust each other.

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How Startups Can Benefit From Cloud Accounting

YoungUpstarts

Here are the main reasons your startup should utilize cloud accounting software: Convenience. This means you can have all of the information at your fingertips whether you’re at the office or on vacation in Fiji. Many providers are able to offer free trials so you can ensure their software is the right fit for your startup.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

You know, because sometimes startups just simply don't make it [shrug] but you gotta watch out for those financial hucksters who are looking to take your money and run off to kick it in Fiji. 25 people I've actually placed at companies as part of a message of how I help startups. I can't tell you about the.

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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

From running around Manhattan in 2008 selling to restaurants while the world economy was in tatters, to the first hire of a startup based out of Estonia, to my current role in Austin, Texas it sure has been a windy road. Looking at my career thus far, it has not followed a textbook game plan by any means.

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The Bastardisation of the Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Babbling VC

This has become one of the most loaded terms in the startup world. Usually EIR''s were guys who had already exited at least one if not more startups and were most likely venture-backed. Usually EIR''s were guys who had already exited at least one if not more startups and were most likely venture-backed.

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Millennial CEO Disrupts Bottled Water Industry

Hearpreneur

Basically its a Carbon Neutral, Naturally Alkaline Fiji meets Tom’s Shoes with a Red Bull approach to lifestyle branding ;). In our age of flashy startups and an insane VC atmosphere, it can be easy to think of a completed Series A as a success. Otherwise, just stop.

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the world without altgate

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Microsoft Buys 37signals For $300 Million The Coming Venture Capital Boom → The World Without Altgate Posted on January 1, 2009 by fnazeeri No, this blog is not going anywhere.    It is an amazing tool.