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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

What gets frustrating is that I tend to hear the same arguments over and over again from new entrepreneurs, and many of them are just completely unfunded. Unfortunately, they tend to resonate really well with frustrated entrepreneurs and a lot of dust gets kicked up over them. If only VCs were smart, they’d fund me.”

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. 55 Washington Street. via Brownstoner.

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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

But it’s not your average French VC fund as it’s going to be an evergreen fund focused on building a better world. If you’re not familiar with Marie Ekeland, she used to be an investor at French VC firm Elaia. More recently, she co-founded Daphni , her own VC firm. The firm is willing to invest over the long haul.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. Olaf Hannemann, partner, CV VC AG. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners.

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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The drop off rate depends on each fund’s specific selection and rejection criteria, brand, team size, deal flow quality, volume, and the stage in a VC fund’s life cycle. Or are they just going through the motions to please a VC? One good way to do it is to write an investment memo from the perspective of the VC you’re pitching.

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Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product

TechCrunch

million seed round, including newly committed capital from Techstars, Omnivore VC and more. Early Stage is the premier “how-to” event for startup entrepreneurs and investors. You’ll hear firsthand how some of the most successful founders and VCs build their businesses, raise money and manage their portfolios.

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