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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. So far from not taking advice from other people – I want more advice, more data points, more opinions.

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

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The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence. One, it usually implies that you’re going to start going cash flow negative to accelerate growth.

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The Amazing Disappearing VC

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A number of VC firms have hired specialists in the area of recruiting. Firms have networks of advisors, too--with particular expertise in your area. This somewhat mimics real life, where many investors won't take a meeting with you unless they come through their "trusted network". Others have partners with expertise in PR.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, And there’s conferences. Web Summit.

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When VCs Play Defense

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It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. For years I saw myself as the new guy in VC but then you wake up one day and realize that 50% of your peers have been doing it for less time than you and time has moved on. ” And then there are incubators and accelerators. It’s exhausting.

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

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It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release). DEAL OF THE WEEK.

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

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They''re a career accelerator, which is a pretty neat concept--doing what YC and Techstars do for startups, but for your career. I reiterated the notion of risk taking when giving career advice the other day and how when I joined Union Square Ventures, it wasn''t the USV it was now. I had something VC firms were interested in.

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