Sometimes it is necessary to bring in a venture capitalist to help a new company get off the ground. However, there are still some situations you should avoid. Board composition Be careful how much power you give up early on at the board level because before you know it, you will have less than 50% […]
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Tomer Tzach spent four years as a venture capitalist, but now he is the CEO of an ecommerce startup business. During his time on both sides of the fence, he has learned a lot. He has instructed VCs on how to work with entrepreneurs. In Venture Beat, he is now instructing entrepreneurs on how to
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If you’re a web startup, venture capital has not been easier to find. Just ask Aaron Levie. According to The Wall Street Journal, his web business, Box.net, not only succeeded at finding funding, but he had to turn some investors away. Isn’t that a problem we all wish we had? Mr. Levie’s experience underlines one
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According to the Charlotte Business Journal, the SBA’s venture capital program has given out more than $2 billion in financing in 2010. It has helped over 1,300 small businesses. That’s a 10% increase for Small Business Investment Companies from the previous year. The SBA’s fiscal year ended Sept. 30. SBICs are privately owned and managed
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Chris Schultz can divide his time in New Orleans into pre- and post-K periods: before and after Katrina reports Portfolio.com. For Schultz, founder of the technology incubator Voodoo Ventures, the difference is that stark. What Schultz–who founded and sold an Internet travel business, Destination V.I.P., before moving to New Orleans from Los Angeles in 2002–has
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ABC News wonders, what does it take to make it as a tech-preneur? If you asked a venture capitalist, they would tell you that it takes a “ninja assassin”. So what exactly does that mean? The passion and focus associated with the Japanese discipline goes a long way in impressing would-be investors. “What I’m looking
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Call it the Buck’s Silicon Valley Barometer: The economy may be wobbly and the mood of the country anxious, but the Woodside cafe is humming again with deal-making breakfasts, reports The Mercury News. On a recent morning, just about every one of the cafe’s 110 seats were occupied – even at 10 a.m. Entrepreneurs shared
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MercuryNews.com: Call it the Buck’s Silicon Valley Barometer: The economy may be wobbly and the mood of the country anxious, but the Woodside cafe is humming again with deal-making breakfasts. “There is more activity on the venture capital front. There is renewed enthusiasm,” said Jamis MacNiven, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, Margaret. “A
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If you take a moment to consider the various mistakes that new entrepreneurs have made, what would you say is the worst? According to VatorNews the top mistake that entrepreneurs make is trying to raise money from various VCs before they are truly ready. Before they go out to VCs, entrepreneurs should build a product,
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According to a story at Inc.com, Senators John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Richard Lugar, Republican of Indiana, introduced the Start-up Visa Act, which would open up the U.S. to immigrant entrepreneurs. If passed, the bill would grant foreigners U.S. visas if they can secure at least $100,000 from a sponsoring angel investor or at
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