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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” That used to be called A-round investing.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. Additionally, research from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation found that women-led teams generate a 35 percent higher return on investment than all-male teams.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. Additionally, research from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation found that women-led teams generate a 35 percent higher return on investment than all-male teams.