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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

Below, we talk to Glen Mello , Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator team in Boston. NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

The second wave of companies were mainly concentrated in Silicon Valley, and coincided with the rise of platforms (Google, Facebook, etc.) At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. all Bay Area firms?—?

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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

Both Sides of the Table

Because it is a “series&# I plan to get into some of the deeper complexities of funds such as “cross over funds&# and “why VC’s hate to price their own deals&# at a later stage. True was my top pick in Silicon Valley. The last post was a high-level primer. Would you not take money from them?

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies. I’m looking forward to seeing how they evolve.

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Austin’s Entrepreneurial Landscape

Austin Startup

Is it Silicon Valley, home to accelerators Y Combinator and 500 Startups and to tech giants Google and Facebook? As of now, the City of Austin’s startup density is greater than that of the Silicon Valley! What’s the number one city for startups in the United States? versus $10M+).