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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

TechCrunch

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Dorm Room Fund is an American venture capital firm run by students that invests in student founders in the US and Canada using a $20,000 SAFE. Front Row Ventures “is a Canada-based, university-focused venture capital firm operating on more than 20 campuses in Canada. The firm has made 221 investments since 2013.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs. And they were all run by talented people we respected.

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The Midwest’s Top Female Founders to Watch in 2021

StartupNation

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. In the third quarter of 2020, venture capital funding for female founders dropped to a three-year low. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. And honestly if you did raise a ton of capital from many people it’s ok that you share control. Startup Advice' In the Early Days. I know there are bad investors who do bad things.

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A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype

TechCrunch

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. But lost in all of the celebration of success and the billions of dollars in venture capital funding are the ideas that did not succeed. Screenshot of buy/sell/hold recommendations on FutureAdvisor from 2013.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. They wanted advice. I gave them advice I don’t think they were expecting from a VC, “Don’t raise venture capital for this business.

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