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The Do’s and Don’ts of Fundraising: Advice From Founders to Investors

Austin Startup

Although it’s understandable to take time to make an investment decision, giving a slow no can not only slow down the whole round but also strain the relationship with the founder (especially if you want to participate in their next round if now is not the right time). super classy!” Fantastic. AMAZING!!!!!”

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Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?

David Teten

The awesome story of how CEO Joe Fernandez bought the Klout.com domain is one of many reasons we were excited to lead the seed round in Klout. Keyword rich domain names get a considerable boost in search rankings; an exact match is even better. Just purchasing an Exact Match Domain name is not enough.”. Linguistic Characteristics.

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Founders Interview: Flash Pack

The Startup Magazine

Did you have to raise funds from outside investors? We took an initial seed round from Angel investors of 250k back in 2016. We are a very cash flow positive business and have been able to successfully fund our own growth from then. This resulted in 1.4 Congratulations on your continued success.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

or by using keyword search, which doesn’t really cut it. In the user’s mind he or she would be thinking, I want a red shoe, with high heels, but you don’t need to translate that into keywords, you just click on what you like till you get closer and closer to what you like. Progressive refinement at its best.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. .

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

After talking to tons of customers and almost as many VC’s, we got Epiphany funded as a company that was going to automate Marketing Departments. As we were out looking for our Series B round, our company had gotten the attention of “name of big VC firm here” who wanted a play in enterprise software. Are These Your Slides?

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Naming consultant Christopher Johnson, author of the The Name Inspector blog, says you should begin by brainstorming a list of keywords that relate to your blog, website or company. A keyword is not a brand, where there’s emotional connection with the words.” “A keyword is not a brand, where there’s emotional connection with the words.”

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