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How We are Investing Through The Covid Correction

View from Seed

In all times, we are high-conviction, hands-on investors and make fewer investments on a per-partner basis than pretty much every seed fund in the country. . Our strategy is to be able to invest across the full spectrum of seed. We look forward to partnering together to make that happen. Rob, Dave, Lee, and Melody.

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

Up and Running

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. Boris Wertz.

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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. Im also excited to share two long-form reviews from actual attendees. More recently it's skewed to software & web.

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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

Startups die due to a variety of causes. I have witnessed startup failures that were due to predictable co-founder conflicts. You may end up a company in the difficult position of having to scale back or become defensive, due to market evolution, management blunders, or any combination. But it will still be your company.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.