Raising Venture Capital?

January 18, 2009

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by Miller Info Commons

Are you thinking of raising venture capital to fund your startup?

I did in order to start Compete and at my previous companies, so I know the process  intimately. With Lookery I’m doing things differently this time.

Raising any capital is going to be more challenging today than a year ago but still quite doable.  With Compete we raised our first round 6 months after the Internet Bubble had burst as did many others, it can be done.

Although I chose to do things differently this time I have plenty of VC friends that I’d recommend to anyone interested in raising money.  Contact me for any recommendations. Before you do that though I recommend you read “Why VCs Will Block Good Exits” carefully. Very simple math just make sure you do it before not after raising money.

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Steve Kane January 18, 2009 at 9:31 pm

great shout out – way beyond that one post (“why VCs will block good exits”), angelblog.net is an excellent clear-eyed resource for entrepreneurs and angle investors alike

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Steve Kane January 18, 2009 at 9:33 pm

oops, the URLs are a mess

the great resource is at

http://www.angelblog.net

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AndrewLee January 19, 2009 at 5:02 am

I can completely see why you and Scott are co-founders in Lookery, David.

Good list of links, probably the best we can get short of meeting you two guys.

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David Cancel January 19, 2009 at 1:46 pm

Andrew,
Thanks for checking out the post. True indeed we do share a lot of the same
views on raising capital.

Cheers,
David

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David Cancel January 20, 2009 at 3:51 pm

Loving Angel Blog! Thanks for stopping by Steve.

David

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jamie January 31, 2009 at 1:27 am

Top post. Thank you very much. :-)

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Friendster Layouts February 6, 2009 at 4:34 am

Great post! I've bookmarked your blog. Hope we can swap links.

Why can't I open your rss feed? No post is showing.

Best Regards!

Ginj

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sex toys February 6, 2009 at 3:04 pm

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Online Trivia February 26, 2009 at 11:28 am

Those days are over ! capitalism is going down Ö)

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Ricardo Batista February 28, 2009 at 9:39 am

So David, can I get a couple of million bucks to start a pretty boring iPhone app company? I got an awesome idea that I believe nobody else can duplicate, yet appeal to almost every iPhone user.

Thankzzz in advance.

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dxhtml March 3, 2009 at 2:41 am

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jaampool March 26, 2009 at 3:44 pm

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家教 April 4, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Have to say I do agree. Things like this just are what they are.

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Tyjon April 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm

What about a small amount for startup like $10000. Are there vc's out there that can help a business like mine?

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Fat Binder April 25, 2009 at 6:01 am

Great post! I've bookmarked your blog. Hope we can swap links.

Why can't I open your rss feed? No post is showing.

Best Regards!

Ginj

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