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Startup Venture Capital – Best Eight VC Questions

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by Eric | Apr 15, 2010, 5:21am EST

Raising venture capital can be both exhilarating and a thoroughly thought provoking experience.  Glen Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate brokerage startup, weighs in on the best eight questions he was asked while raising his last venture round.  A very good read and questions we should all be asking ourselves in our [...]

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Are Business Plans a Waste of Time?

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by Eric | Mar 26, 2010, 10:50am EST

Business plan production seems to always create more questions than one could possibly answer.  The first of those questions should involve the very decision to create one.  Rosalind Resnick weighs in on the issue, and as much as I’d like to say I disagree with her findings, I do not.  I feel it far more [...]

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Startup Investment – We Compare Friends vs. Angels vs. Venture

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by Eric | Feb 22, 2010, 9:03pm EST

Choosing the right investment partner is critical to obtaining financing.  Unfortunately, precious little is written to describe in detail the difference between the types of sources.  Should you be using debt or equity?  Should you be using “Friends and Family,” Angels or even Venture Capital?  In this article, I’d like to take an initial crack [...]

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Huge Storms Ahead for Startups Raising a Second Round

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by Eric | Feb 19, 2010, 8:43am EST

As we all know, America and the world for that matter, have weathered one of the most catastrophic economic challenges of the last 100 years.  As our economies are now starting to turn, the affect of the massive hit is and will continue to be felt among capital users further down the food chain.  Chief [...]

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Would Sherlock Homes make a Good VC?

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by Eric | Feb 9, 2010, 11:11am EST

I’m often asked what makes a good VC.  While reading this morning I found a good article on what it takes to make a good investor.  I too, think it makes a good statement as to what makes an outstanding entrepreneur.  I’m increasing drawn to the idea that we are simply not listening to the [...]

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Selling- How Not to Look Like an Idiot

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by Eric | Feb 4, 2010, 11:20am EST

Selling is a skill I desperately wished we taught in school.  Most in corporate America work off the premise that selling is a skill for the uneducated, for the ones who simply have no other way to make a buck. I feel selling is absolutely crucial to the success of any organization, whether startup or [...]

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Preparing for the Big Pitch

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by Eric | Feb 4, 2010, 8:32am EST

So your ready to make your business pitch, the gears are turning and its time to show what you have.  Before you do, I’d like you to consider the following points.  Work the list below, and harden your presentation with lots of practice and focus.

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