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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

The final piece of my four-part guide to expanding a business into Asia is tailored more towards local startups and a big issue that affects many of them: raising funding from investors. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital. Thus, VCs have the upper hand.

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Do my startup’s lawyers need to be local?

Austin Startup

Even with modern technology that enables casting a wider net for your market reach, most professionals rely significantly on a local client base. If that local base doesn’t exist, they move to where one does, or they change their practice to mirror the local market. I don’t mean to sound cynical about all of this.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

Pension funding was above market using aggressive actuarial assumptions. s form of no-holds-barred capitalism, our financial markets were slow to adopt the idea, with the trend really only taking hold during the heady securitization period of the mid-2000’ s. municipal bond market. Unions often cast an outsized presence.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” If I can reduce a portfolio company’s time burden, I create value for them. Market Insight.

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15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Set up the basic marketing toolkit: deck, website, accurate online databases, and social media accounts. . Richard Dukas, CEO, Dukas Linden Public Relations , said, “If you don’t have a website and have no material online presence, you likely won’t get past the first hurdle with potential investors.”.

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The impact of social media on cryptocurrency prices and market trends

Transformify

We will look at how social media affects cryptocurrency pricing and market movements in this post. Many bitcoin investors now primarily rely on social media sites like Facebook , Reddit , and Twitter for information exchange and real-time discussion. As investors respond to the news, this may result in large price changes.