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Not all VC firms are the same. Fund size, fund tenure (how far into the current fund is the firm?), firm’s track record, partner’s areas of interest
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If you want to get a quick understanding of how VCs work, what make them tick, and what they look for, take a look at this short set of slides.
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As large VC firms cut back, a hungry bunch of seed-stage investors are helping entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground. Earlier this year, as th
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Lots of people ask me, "How do I find angel investors?" I don’t have a great answer, but perhaps I can help some of you think about who angels are
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Kickstarter is a new way to fund ideas and endeavors. It is a funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, entreprene
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As an entrepreneur, you probably don't care as much about the overall VC industry as you care about your VC investors. So while the noise might be i
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As a venture capitalist, I get approached several times a day by entrepreneurs looking to raise money. One of my typical responses is, 'You shouldn
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A cottage industry, made up of a few small companies and a bevy of independent contractors, has sprung up to help entrepreneurs turn their 401(k)s an
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.... When I actually read the study (after the interview, of course), the lead result was that 94% of VC respondents answered “Yes” to the question “
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This site was born out of the frustration of climbing the steep learning curves in venture capital. Combined with similar curves for company formatio
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The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (in
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Good, to the point article that covers:
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* Venture Capital Financing
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Package delivery giants United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) are making aggressive moves to pare back rising fuel costs. But UPS is also takin
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In the ever evolving world of venture capital, many venture capital firms (“VCs”) have found it difficult to find investment opportunities that prese
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Despite sub-prime loan worries rocking the economy, peer-to-peer loans are gaining some traction. You’d think loans between individuals would be much
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The three biggest peer-to-peer lending sites - Prosper, Lending Club and Zopa - are all similar but with some key differences. We did the research to
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Lending Club is a social lending network where members can borrow and lend money among themselves at better rates.
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Every bank is about sharing money--your money goes in, they share it with other people, called borrowers. They pay you 2%, then charge them 18%. But
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We are an online community for lending and borrowing money. Borrowers enjoy fixed monthly payments, no hidden fees and no pre-payment penalties.
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The Microloan Program provides very small loans to start-up, newly established, or growing small business concerns. Under this program, SBA makes fun
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