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Set local traction before venturing overseas – John Lim, Partner, Meet Ventures, tells startups

AsiaTechDaily

. “If you can’t generate demand locally, it is usually even more difficult to generate demand overseas,” Lim said, adding that many good Series B/C startups he has come across already have significant traction at home before they embarked on overseas expansion. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

Both Sides of the Table

I didn’t sit through any panels (other than the day where I was the emcee and judge for the BizSpark Accelerator program). I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. I turned around and there was StockTwits founder (and my favorite Tweeter) Howard Lindzon. Wendy Tan White, the founder of Moonfruit.

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Has Y Combinator’s new deal changed the early-stage investing game?

TechCrunch

According to Mike Asem , a partner at the Midwest-focused M25 venture capital shop, the new terms help Y Combinator, but come with “tradeoffs” for the group and founders themselves. Naturally, Asem is talking his own book, but the fact that investors across the globe are less than enthused by the change is worth considering.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. Google for Startups Accelerator. We offer 7.5K Skoll Foundation.

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