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When VCs Play Defense

Both Sides of the Table

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. Any longtime readers of this blog will know that I often try to simplify complex ideas into a simple parable that is easier to remember to set the tone of one’s behaviors.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling?

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Businesses Beware: The Danger of Generative AI for Online Fraud

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The ease of reselling digital goods in unregulated markets allows fraudsters to launder money with relative impunity. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Businesses Beware: The Danger of Generative AI for Online Fraud first appeared on The EO Blog. This trend has resulted in the professionalization of fraud.

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

There are few strong regional pathways to global markets. Investing here is about making sure you are in – FOMO is huge. Other participant blogs and media coverage: Interviews by Beach City. There is often a low level of knowledge transfer across hubs and programs. Who we took.

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3 Powerful Ways to Build Social Proof and Make Your Business Stand Out

StartupNation

Reviews are generally more trusted than the marketing messages that businesses craft for themselves. Leverage ‘FOMO marketing’ tactics. FOMO , or “fear of missing out,” is that anxiety we feel whenever we imagine that we’re missing out on something great. Source: [link] ).

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How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020

TechCrunch

Typically, pre-seed rounds are raised when the startup is still in the product development phase, yet to make revenue or discover product-market fit. Egypt’s Shahry and Nigeria’s Evolve Credit are fintech startups building credit infrastructure for their markets. Startups building financial infrastructure got noticed.

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“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” – Part IV, featuring Diana Kimball Berlin, Jake Gibson, Jesse Middleton, Adam Nelson and Nikhil Basu Trivedi.

Hunter Walk

So the transactional behavior that shows up in our industry – founders creating FOMO to force investors to make decisions within days, VCs being cheerleaders when things are good but disappearing when things hit a snag, etc, are all counterproductive. We tend to invest in unconventional people, ideas, and markets.