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Praying to the God of Valuation

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Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. Within 5 years I was on the board of real businesses with meaningful revenue, strong balance sheets, no debt and on the path to a few interesting exits. How’s that advice holding up? Hey, we got to raise again next year. Let’s deploy faster!

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

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With that, Joseph Lee shared enthusiastically about Kairous Capital and its cross-border business strategy: Can you tell us about your background and how you started your entrepreneurial journey? Would you like to share any lessons or advice for anyone looking to enter the venture capital field like you?

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. So we have almost no triage problem.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

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He says it basically comes down to three key functions: Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. And I’d add to the world of “lists of three&# the old adage that many VCs quote about boards having only three roles: Raising money. Tags: Startup Advice.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz. Founded in 2006 by Aaron Finn. Rumored to be appox.

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