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What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like This …

Both Sides of the Table

We pride ourselves on being early-stage (thus the name, Upfront) but in this case it’s as early as it gets. He spent a few months building out the software because just taking stuff from people isn’t that difficult. After 9 months it was time to raise seed capital and go test drive our new software and processes.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. I typed in my brothers zip code and ton of houses popped up in his area and I was able to search out on a map view. I then clicked on reviews, looked at pictures and read the owners descriptions of what they were looking for. I registered.

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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

Startups die due to a variety of causes. The other major thing Graham advises startups not to do: “other things” Namely: [D]on’t go to graduate school, and don’t start other projects. I have witnessed startup failures that were due to predictable co-founder conflicts. Distraction is fatal to startups.

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Is It Fair To Tell Founders “Just Execute And You’ll Be Fine” When We Know It’s Not A Level Playing Field?

Hunter Walker

So I recently re-shared a 2019 blog post where I’d basically advised founders who’ve raised seed capital to worry less about “how will I raise the next round” and more about “how will I execute my plan?” Are their metrics infallible and would every single person in the world agree that they’ve cracked the code? Not a chance.

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

The ten questions that make up the core of the Gust executive summary (and that in turn comprise the bulk of the ‘One Pager’ that investors print out for screening and review sessions) are only the distilled tip of the iceberg. Simply enter their name and email, write a good cover letter, and click the share button.

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

This piqued my interest partly because of my own position as a woman in the still male-dominated tech industry, but also because the company I work for Palo Alto Software is led by a female CEO with very strong ideas about women, motherhood, and family-friendly policies. The internet makes this easy enough.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. The group also hosts its annual QPrize competition, awarding winners with $750,000 in seed funding. Seedups Hi Jeremy.