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How Early-Stage Startups Can Utilize the SVB Collapse as a Wake-Up Call

The Startup Magazine

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. So what does an early-stage company do to avoid the doom and gloom plaguing the world of startups?

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

SeedStep Angels (Oklahoma). Others were able to provide additional data for one or more business verticals. The New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, collecting pre-money valuations for startup companies in 2011, is reporting that their overall pre-money valuation was US$1.8 Boise Angel Alliance. Centennial (Missouri).

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

It seemed unrealistic—not that all startups aren’t in some way realistic—but VCs generally communicate communication style with competency. In fact, I absolutely assumed that he was white because the only Braden I had ever known was a terrible Mets reliever from Oklahoma who was not a person of color. If something is missing, I say it.