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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be. Peer-to-peer lending is back! Others I have not.

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact. During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few.

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5 ways biotech startups can mitigate risk to grow sustainably in the long run

TechCrunch

Founders shouldn’t let peer pressure or investor check size mandates dictate their financing strategy. Since 2010, the R-squared between exit value and total invested capital — a measure of how correlated the two variables are — for all healthcare exits is a paltry 0.34.

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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

TechCrunch

One of the best strategies for tech companies that want to serve the older adult market is to focus your value proposition on empowering older adults. One of the best strategies for tech companies that want to serve the older adult market is to focus your value proposition on empowering older adults. Older adults have so much to offer.

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Authenticity is your core strength – Fujin Tree Group Founder Jay Wu talks about taking local brands overseas

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In 2010, he introduced Beams, a leading Japanese fashion brand, to Taiwan. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Meanwhile, 2,000 kilometers away in Taipei, the super-popular Tokyo hamburger steak brand Hikiniku To Come has recently opened its first international flagship store.

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Why Hearing “No” in a Fund-Raising Process is Actually Healthy

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Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” I believe people generally hate making decisions and especially so when they involve commitments and risks. Do they have influence?

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Why Seed Funds Have Scaled

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2M per firm, funds may want to grow so they can keep co-investing with their peer group. For those following this blog and the seed market over the past decade, you may have noticed that every year, we see increases across the board — more investors, newer funds, and funds that get larger.