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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

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The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. We shouldn’t be taking the advice of the people that are on this kind of track and weaving it into our own fundraising strategy. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising?

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

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I reiterated the notion of risk taking when giving career advice the other day and how when I joined Union Square Ventures, it wasn''t the USV it was now. When I took the job, the New York startup ecosystem was nascent. They don''t measure skills, network, and the changing nature of the ecosystem around you.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Still, new opportunities are popping up in remote work, psychedelics and wellness. Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. Innovative. Vaccination.

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Malaysia’s Economy Minister Outlines Government’s Vision for Startup Ecosystem Reforms

AsiaTechDaily

Register The Malaysian Economy Minister, Rafizi Ramli, has announced that the government plans to reform the country’s startup ecosystem. The minister explained how the government will focus on enhancing funding and investment opportunities, particularly at the seed and angel investor stages.

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What I did on my summer vacation: The First LP Close ($3.5mm) of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

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That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network. I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting companies in the NYC area, like GroupMe and SinglePlatform, both of whom were recently acquired. That's not to downplay the importance of spending time all over the city.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.