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What is the Definition of a Seed Round or an A Round?

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I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … there market is just filled with well-intentioned terrible advice. Whom you take advice from really matters. So back to reality. They want to be early.

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The Vision of CEO YiKyung Son of Galloping: Harnessing Data to Foster the Next Son Heung-min and Build the World’s Premier Soccer Team

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From commerce, where it’s fine-tuning marketing strategies, to healthcare, where it aids in rapid advancements, data is key. What encouraged me to start creating services and technologies that can analyze and provide advice on these, after a lot of practice and effort to get scores. The sports industry is no exception.

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VC Corner: Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate

Startup Grind

She previously founded Dress for Success, a network that empowers women to thrive both professionally and personally, and Crisis Textline, a non-profit that provides crisis intervention support via text. Taskrabbit; Nov 2009 What is one question you ask yourself before investing in a company? Execute on the strategy to win.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Launchpad LA SoCal Stuff Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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What is the Definition of a Seed Round or an A Round?

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I found this annoying (I can’t think of a better word for the behavior) because it seemed like entrepreneurs were more concerned about the optics of the financing round than who was participating, would the lead (me) but supportive or simply focusing on building a great product and trusting that the financing nomenclature would work itself out.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. But this strategy great depends on point 3. But while Net Burn is the more critical figure at first blush and what most investors will focus on, Gross Burn is not irrelevant.

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

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I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class.

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