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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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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
oops, the URLs are a mess
the great resource is at
http://www.angelblog.net
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.
Andrew,
Thanks for checking out the post. True indeed we do share a lot of the same
views on raising capital.
Cheers,
David
Loving Angel Blog! Thanks for stopping by Steve.
David
Top post. Thank you very much.
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
thanks!
Those days are over ! capitalism is going down Ö)
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.
Great info. I've added you to my RSS Reader. Check out my Website: Chicago Web Design
It is a right place for us, so why don’t you try to put comment here!!!
Have to say I do agree. Things like this just are what they are.
What about a small amount for startup like $10000. Are there vc's out there that can help a business like mine?
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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