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by adaugelli 14y ago
Kickstarter doesn't want to sell shares http://allthingsd.com/20121105/kickstarter-ceo-no-ipo-for-us... “We think the most disruptive aspect [of Kickstarter] is the removal of the investment component,” Chen said. “People are supporting p
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by adaugelli 15y ago
The $100k is a $3m cap with a 20% discount [0] Assuming the companies seed round prices above $3m, it's an additional 4% dilution to the company (bringing total initial dilution to about 9%) [0] http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/techsta
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Video Interview with Pandora Founder Tim Westergren(gigaom.com)
1 points by adaugelli 15y ago|0 comments
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by adaugelli 16y ago
In case you were curious how you can spend $232 million in financing from investors such as Grotech, Lightspeed, and USVP - the answer is selling half price amazon gift cards and super bowl commercials while chasing the market leader.
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LivingSocial to Buy Super Bowl Ad(adage.com)
1 points by adaugelli 16y ago|1 comments
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by adaugelli 16y ago
This comment should be upvoted a ton more. If you're pitching your business as X for Y and X is still a massively unproven startup - you've missed the train. Work on creating your own X - you want to be the market leader - its the only way
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Partially agree. It's a different sales pitch than big companies though - our pitch is we'll cover your living expense and give you the chance to work with a small team and see if a startup is the right fit for you. Instead of equity - many
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Hi Paul, The goal is to try to make this cost-neutral for the students participating in TEC. When we talked to students who were considering taking an internship at a startup versus a big company, the big issue in many cases was that most s
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Hey Max, I now work at True and was a part of the first TEC class in 2009. Was curious if you could go into more detail about why VCs shouldn't run these types of programs. Our main goal is to help college students connect with startups so
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Clickable Link: http://kck.st/eDSWJf
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by adaugelli 16y ago
It's amazing how much money is like time. If you have a ton of excess time, you are far less efficient and it simply takes you longer to complete relatively simple tasks. Having tons of money before you can prove product-market fit just lea
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Wanted to quote from the Founder's answer above: "Re: business model. We make money by selling the platform to corporations as a way to manage their employee volunteering programs." Non-profits do not pay to use the platform or for any task
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by adaugelli 16y ago
The lack of IPOs in the market is more myth than fact: From PWC: With 154 IPOs completed, that raised a total of $37.5 billion year-to-date, 2010 activity represents a 123 percent increase in volume and 49 percent increase in value, compare
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by adaugelli 16y ago
Agreed. They just amended their S-1 to explain how they account for the costs of production for content. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20101223/demand-medias-ipo-which-... Rather than expense the costs on payment (like every other publishing
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Great Tool for Understanding Dilution when Raising Money(ownyourventure.com)
33 points by adaugelli 16y ago|3 comments
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by adaugelli 16y ago
The word "exit" has totally changed its meaning over the last 6 months.
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Tips for Forming Your Seed Round Funding Syndicate(trueventures.com)
4 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Analysis of the Gawker Password Dump(duosecurity.com)
6 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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by adaugelli 16y ago
More broadly, it just shows how important time is to any startup. You never know when some chance meeting will lead to a key hire, a biz dev deal, or even a new investment. The longer you keep going and working at it - the more chances you
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by adaugelli 16y ago
The only two metrics that really matter are: 1) Cash on Hand 2) Monthly Burn. Until a business is cash flow positive, the above two metrics are the most important things that need to be managed. PS For an awesome startup budget / dashboard
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So You Want to Work for a Startup: Part Two(trueventures.com)
2 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Hiten Shah of KISSmetrics: A Case Study on Pivots(trueventures.com)
1 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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So You Want to Work for a Startup(trueventures.com)
4 points by adaugelli 16y ago|1 comments
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The Physical Web: How Apps Can Move Atoms & Bend Time(trueventures.com)
3 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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True Ventures' Trip to YC Demo Day(trueventures.com)
4 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Removing the Change of Control Provision from Our Seed Deals(trueventures.com)
8 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Can Mobile Save Print Publishing?(trueventures.com)
2 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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An Entrepreneur's Guide to Self Management(trueventures.com)
3 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Steve Blank is Right About the Need for Lean VCs(trueventures.com)
3 points by adaugelli 16y ago|0 comments
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Future of the Computer User Interface(trueventures.com)
23 points by adaugelli 16y ago|8 comments

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