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5 Things VC Associates Wish Founders Knew Before Their Call

Dream It

In this Dreamit Dose, associates Alana Hill and I, Elliot Levy , offer five things we wish founders knew after screening over 1,000 startups in the last year. That’s something I didn’t realize when I was a founder sitting on the other side of the table. We cannot put enough emphasis on how important utilizing your network is.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

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Founders still want to get press and investors to notice them, but they dont have a lot of money to work with. Talk about everyone else but yourselfbecause they all have networks, communities and followings. Founder podcasts and interviews are a great resource for launch hacks. What are they supposed to do today?

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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How to Run an Effective Networking Dinner

Both Sides of the Table

Photo by Juliette F on Unsplash Networking is a critical part of relationship building and there is no event more valuable to building relationships than the proverbial “breaking of bread” with people. You should allow a period for general networking, a chance to eat your first bites of food and some casual catch ups. It matters.

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Social Media and Thought Leadership for Founders

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Just the immediate priorities seem to take up more than one person’s potential working hours—so it’s no surprise that when it comes to something like social media, many founders have trouble making it a priority. The consequences of failing to position a founder’s profile aren’t always obvious—and it’s usually all about missed opportunities.

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HubSpot co-founder Shah backs Peerlist for a new take on professional networking

TechCrunch

With more than 875 million users across more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is a household name in the world of professional networking. Users need to sign up if they want to message a user or get their contact information. million in a seed funding round led by HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah.

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Alerzo raises $10.5M Series A to bring Nigeria’s informal retail sector online

TechCrunch

Early investors include the Baobab Network, an Africa-focused accelerator based in London, and Signal Hill, a Singapore-based fund manager that participated in its $5.5 “Growing up in Ibadan, I watched my mother operate two informal retail stores to raise my three siblings and me. Adewale Opaleye (Founder & CEO, Alerzo).