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Changes in the Venture Capital Funding Environment

Both Sides of the Table

With a massive increase in companies created and a huge number of sources one trend that we witnessed from 2012–2015 was the rise of the undisciplined round. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Now seed funding is conventional wisdom. I Leaderless Rounds. Late-Stage VCs Pay Up.

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4 Steps to Hiring a Rock Star COO (Plus, Why You Need a COO!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My strengths as chief executive officer (CEO) of RegioHelden were typical founder qualities: I was good at designing an MVP , persuading customers and employees, raising money and defining an overall vision and strategy. Testdrive and check references with the team. Testdrive and check references with the team.

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Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe’s $20B acquisition move

TechCrunch

They include Figma’s former COO (and current VSCO president) Eric Wittman, Cisco’s VP of developer relations strategy Grace Francisco and Google’s “Fonts leader” Dave Crossland. Ruiz-Múzquiz refers to this as “the handoff mindset.” Athos is a repeat backer: It also invested in an earlier $2.6

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Austin’s newest unicorn: The Zebra raises $150M after doubling revenue in 2020

TechCrunch

million since its 2012 inception. Some of the things the company is planning include a national advertising campaign and adding tools and information so it can serve as an “insurance advisor,” and not just a site that refers people to carriers. I definitely try not to get locked on to a particular exit strategy.

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EO Accelerator Grads on Growing In Business and In Marriage

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Lallenia: My husband, Brad, and I started Big Birge Plumbing in 2012. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level. How did you hear about EO Accelerator?

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Some Super Angels have been quoted as suggesting that valuation is not particularly important to their strategy.

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Finnish VC firm Lifeline Ventures closes $163M fund for early-stage startups

TechCrunch

While “angel” usually refers to wealthy individuals investing with their own cash, in this instance the company means that it sometimes backs companies at a super-early stage, before they have anything meaningful to show from a product perspective. .

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