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

TechCrunch

Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners. Lucian Wagner, partner, Privilège Ventures. Maximilian Spelmeyer , partner, SIX Fintech Ventures. Olaf Hannemann, partner, CV VC AG. Jasmin Heimann, partner, Ringier Digital Ventures. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? is incredible.

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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. The standard venture funnel. Or are they just going through the motions to please a VC? See the public memos by Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

The simple fact of the matter is that most startups seeking angel or vc capital just don’t receive it—and that’s just anywhere. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.

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The Unified Theory of Food Investing for Tech VCs

This is going to be BIG.

One of the aspects of running a venture fund that I am most excited about is turning over rocks that other VCs might not. I'm less likely to get excited about the next big photo sharing app coming out of YC, and more into going "where no VC has gone before.". What are the biggest opportunities? Absolutely.

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