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February 2010

A Scam Using the FBI? Wow

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by Eric | Feb 28, 2010, 10:13am EST

This morning while doing my Sunday email reading I received the spam included below.  It’s one thing to create a scam from Nigeria or Morocco, but to do it in the name of the FBI; what an idiot.  Check out the email details… From: Fbi<smleblanc@sbcglobal.net — (like I’m sure the FBI does not capitalize their [...]

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Stock: Understanding a Liquidation Preference

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by Eric | Feb 28, 2010, 6:54am EST

A stock liquidation preference is one of the very most important aspects of getting your company financed, and you had better pay attention.  Many entrepreneurs have been shocked to find out just how both strong, and costly a liquidation preference can be.  If you find yourself fortunate enough to be negotiating a term sheet, please [...]

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Customer Development Checklist for a Web Startup

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by Eric | Feb 27, 2010, 8:34am EST

We at the Roach Post are big believers in Customer Development as described by both Steve Blank and Ash Maurya.  What follows below is a piece written by Ash Maurya that can be found over at his very impressive blog.  I very much like how Ash extends the work Steve has done previously.  Enjoy… At [...]

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Burn Rate: The Not So Silent Killer

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by Eric | Feb 26, 2010, 11:17pm EST

One of the all time great opening lines is from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. I am beginning to think that the opposite is true for (web) startups.  There seem to be surprisingly many roads to success.  But the canonical road to trouble appears [...]

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Investment: Venture Capital Syndicate Collapse

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by Eric | Feb 26, 2010, 9:15am EST

Investments from venture capitalist do not come easy.  We have earlier reported on how “follow on” venture investments are much tougher to come by in today’s reality.  There are undoubtedly many causes for the failure, not least of which is the prospect for the firm seeking the cash, however, what is newsworthy is that the [...]

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US Economy Grows at 5.9%, Strongest Showing in Six Years

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by Eric | Feb 26, 2010, 7:15am EST

WASHINGTON – The economy rocketed ahead at a 5.9 percent pace in the final quarter of 2009, stronger than initially estimated. But the growth spurt isn’t expected to carry over into this year. The fresh reading on the nation’s economic standing, released by the Commerce Department on Friday, was better than the government’s initial estimate [...]

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Peter Thiel Interview: Can You Say Facebook, Zynga, LinkedIn and PayPal

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by Eric | Feb 25, 2010, 9:29pm EST

Ever wish you could have a one on one with a top 10 Angel Investor. Peter Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal and has made many other very hotly contested investments including Facebook, Zynga and LinkedIn. We wish to thank Business week and Ira Sagar for conducting a great interview we can all learn from. [...]

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