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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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What micro VCs need to consider is what happens when several of your companies want to grow and require VC financing? Or when the economy turns downward and they all need financing extensions? We picked up activity aggressively in 2009. In public investing you can get in and out even in a bull market. VC is different.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. I suppose, more specifically, the bubble ended in the last two weeks of September--right after this financing. The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption. Finance where needed. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This experience allowed me to identify a critical void in financing companies: building healthy capital stacks and navigating the public offering process. With no revenue three years in and an ever-increasing pile of expenses, my personal finances took a hit. Loans replaced savings, and credit lines were stretched to their limits.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

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The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Clicker, which launched at the TechCrunch50 conference in 2009, was acquired by CBS Interactive. While at Pinterest she helped it expand internationally, close its Series C financing and led three acquisitions.

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

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Credibly is a Detroit fintech startup helping small businesses receive loans and financing by leveraging data and technology. Business owners can qualify for up to $400,000 in working capital loans or cash advance, $250,000 for a business loan, or up to $5 million in other financing terms to support their small business.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed. But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage. I avoided much of this.