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Tagged: venture capital

  • Attract-Venture-Capital-Funding
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 8 Jun, 2013

    Attract Venture Capital Funding with These 5 Tips

    It is your job to convince a venture capitalist that his or her investment will be profitable. To that end, I offer the following tips.

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    Business-Lessons-Entrepreneurs-Can-Learn-from-Tumblr
    • in Genius · Getting-Started · Launch · Lead
    • — 25 May, 2013

    Yahoo!’s Tumblr Acquisition: 4 Business Lessons Learned from Tumblr Founder, David Karp

    But like any good startup story, success leaves clues. True to form, here are four essential business lessons every entrepreneur can learn from David Karp’s meteoric rise and big payout.

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  • Startup-Funding-Process-5-Donts
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 9 Nov, 2012

    Respect the Funding Process: 5 Don’ts of Raising Early Stage Startup Capital

    Did you land a meeting with a potential investor? Don’t blow it! Follow these five “don’ts” and make a favorable impression.

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    5-Venture-Capital-Websites
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 26 Oct, 2012

    5 Venture Capital Websites Worth Bookmarking

    Here are five useful sites that provide practical advise for raising venture capital that you should consider bookmarking.

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  • How-to-Raise-Startup-Seed-Funding-from-Friends
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 8 Sep, 2012

    How to Raise Startup Seed Funding from Friends and Family, Instead of VCs

    Learn how to approach friends and family about investing in your startup, how to raise seed funds quickly and why it’s a better option than working with VC’s — at first.

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    5-Ways-To-Start-a-Small-Business-Without-Capital
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 3 Sep, 2012

    5 Ways To Start a Small Business Without Capital

    Here are five ways to start a business with little to no money in the bank:

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  • 13-Entrepreneurs-Share-How-to-Pitch-VCs
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 28 Aug, 2012

    Young and Funded: 13 Entrepreneurs Share How to Pitch VC’s and Secure Funding

    Here are 13 startup funding tips from entrepreneurs who have successfully been funded.

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    15-Venture-Capital-Terms-Every-Entrepreneur-Should-Know
    • in Finance · Grow
    • — 11 May, 2012

    15 Venture Capital Terms Every Entrepreneur Should Know

    If you’re thinking of securing start-up venture capital funding for your seed stage, early stage or growth company it’s important to start with the basics — 15 venture capital terms every entrepreneur should know.

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  • Bootstrapping-Your-Startup-in-a-World-of-Venture-Capitalists-Featurer
    • in Finance · Getting-Started · Grow · Plan
    • — 10 Apr, 2012

    Bootstrapping your Company in a World of Venture Capitalists

    While VC funding has its place and positive attributes for particular business models, I believe the frequency of its use is unnecessary, in large part because ideas are receiving investment too early.

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    Business-Incubators-for-Startups-Feature
    • in Getting-Started · Plan
    • — 23 Jan, 2012

    Why Startups Should Use a Business Incubator

    Is a business incubator right for your early stage startup?

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