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Q4 2020 Portfolio Review

Version One Ventures

We’ve seen our startup companies find new ways to keep moving forward. Coinbase submitted their draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pienza , a Seattle based B2B startup studio led by Bizible founder Aaron Bird, raised $5.1M. . Jam raised a $3.5M Product news.

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What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams

The Startup Magazine

However, it also carries some risks due to its decentralized nature and potential for fraud or scams. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses cryptography, a process of transforming information into code, to help ensure the security of financial transactions. The Risks of Investing in Cryptocurrency.

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What Stock Brokers Do and How to Engage their Services

The Startup Magazine

For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. This is what is known in technical terms as a shareholder of the company. They are sold and bought in stock markets such as NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Japan Stock Exchange, etc.

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14 Points To Consider When Structuring A Deal

YoungUpstarts

This is obviously a very broad question as it can pertain to anything, but I’m assuming that some of the characteristics are that it is some exchange of financial value between two parties where the goal is to create a win-win situation. Lock down rights and security. Due Diligence. Lead Generation vs. Closing.

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Difference Between ICO, IEO and STO

Kodorra

This article compares the difference between ICO (initial coin offering), IEO (initial exchange offering) or STO (security token offering) and explains the subtle but significant differences between the three fundraising options. Due to its simplicity to set up, the cost is obviously lower than IEO and STO.

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Raising Capital? 3 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Scott Edward Walker

Introduction I’ve been helping entrepreneurs raise capital as a securities lawyer for 17+ years, and there are certain fundamental legal mistakes that I’ve seen entrepreneurs make over and over again. Fundraising Tips Tip #1: Only Offer and/or Sell Securities to “Accredited Investors”.

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3 Economic Rules Every Crypto Start Up Must Obey

Austin Startup

They lower the transaction cost of the exchange sufficiently to justify the risk of volatility inherent in virtual currencies. Overall, bitcoin is probably the lowest transaction cost method to transfer “money” securely to anyone, anywhere, for any reason, and at any time. This is rule #2: Don’t go to prison. You bet it is!