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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc).

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21 Facebook ad examples (and why they work)

The Zapier Blog

Chalk it up to occupational hazard: as a marketer and consumer of ads, I can't help but take note of ads that nail the hook, the message, and the execution. I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box.

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The Only Thing Which Has Failed About The ‘Creator Economy’ Thus Far Is Venture Capital’s Attempts to Get Their Piece. Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Creator.

Hunter Walk

A writer who wants to blog about culture. But if I’m so optimistic about the world of Creators, what’s going on with the startups formed over the last few years to help this market succeed – why are so many struggling? Sometimes the best companies get started when a market is out of favor, vs overheated.

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category.

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The best free invoicing software in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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What’s Stripe’s deal?

TechCrunch

The news, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal, came as a surprise considering the rather dry public market activity in the tech world. Ken Smythe, founder and CEO of Next Round Capital Partners — a capital markets and VC secondaries firm — validated our impressions. million to grow its digital tipping platform.