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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

If you look at the blue line below in what we are calling “private-market IPOs” you’ll see the discernible trend that began in 2014 and has continued through 2018 and you’ll see the impact this has potentially had on public IPOs in green. Follow the money.

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Why Startups Face Increasing Competition In Raising Series As And Bs

Gust

The blue line shows the percentage of companies raising an A after a seed; the orange line shows the percent of post-Series A companies raising a B; the green line shows the percent of post-Seed companies who have run the gauntlet successfully to raise a Series B.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brad Leahy, Green ! #7- 12- Raising $500,000 in pre-seed capital. As a pre-revenue travel tech company, our biggest challenge right now is raising capital to help us hit our next major milestones. 7- Disrupting the healthcare lending industry. Photo credit: Edgar Radjabli. Photo Credit: Anne C.

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Immigrants and the Startup Visa

thebarefootvc

At the end of that period, if the business has generated at least five full-time jobs, attracted $1 million in additional capital, or hit $1 million in revenue, the founder would be granted a green card.

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“The Prize was 20 Grand, so it was Either a Keg Party or a Company”

Campus Entrepreneurship

Yes, it was started by skiing students at the University of Washington who then entered the school’s business plan competition and won some seed capital (as quoted in the title). But Barros and Green didn’t imagine they would have such success when they began Twenty20 as students at the University of Washington.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

However, enough on digital, so Sarah, please stop with the positive news- where will VC go to invest outside of net negative or zero ROI on green? One independent expert on the VC industry told me recently that there really is no “venture capital” today, only “continuation capital. next to nothing, charge? hmmm- Amazon S3=?

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

maplebutter.com

The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate. We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor. How did you find your passion? How did you know what problems really motivated you?