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No Shelf Life: Why Selling Insurance May Be Right for You

Up and Running

Once you have quoted your prospective client and he or she is ready to buy, you’ll simply log onto the insurance company’s online portal, start a new online application, and take your client’s information right over the phone. No driving halfway across the state for one sale. Everything you need is at your fingertips.

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Taking Corporate VC: When It Makes Sense

View from Seed

Most corporate VCs today understand the rights and responsibilities of startup minority shareholders, and don’t try to push for onerous requirements like ROFR on an acquisition or egregious information rights.

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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

Genuine VC

Willingness to lead – This leadership dynamic is important especially when talking with seed-only focused funds, as many have an explicit strategy of only participating in a round coming together with a third-party lead syndicate VC partner. This dimension moves in similar direction as the previous point of partner involvement (i.e.

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