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A framework to think about pricing seed, angel, and venture capital rounds

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2) Supply and demand of capital willing to invest in your company. Sometimes, this also relates to capital requirements of what the team needs. It seems to me that the most important factor in pricing your round isn't your progress or your idea. It seems to come down to two things: 1) How much do you want to raise?

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Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19

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The post Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19 appeared first on 500 Startups. From taking all aspects of our accelerators digital (including our Demo Day) to rethinking the opportunities of the future, we’ve taken this moment to analyze what innovations can come from this time and new opportunities that arise from our changing environment.

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My Role as a VC: What I am and what I am not.

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They count on me to be a good steward of their capital, and to take reasonable and appropriate risk with the expectation of a certain level of returns. That also means that I need to act in a way that ensures my ability to get future opportunities to invest their capital in attractive deals. Venture Capital & Technology'

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The Business of Who Makes is Changing

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Tools like AWS, open source and web frameworks made the barriers to producing technology applications lower. Venture Capital & Technology' We hear the term "maker revolution" and it''s easy to dismiss it as just a few Etsy sellers producing limited batch products--but it''s a more fundamental shift.

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Careers in Tech Startups & Innovation: What will I learn?

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I've had the privilege of working not only for investors like Josh Kopelman and Fred Wilson, but for an institutional LP that had been invested in venture capital since 1980. When you tweet that you're researching affiliate marketing programs, front end development frameworks, etc.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten VC

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. All content is developed and delivered by the Real Ventures partners. Organize events in your vertical. Fundraising.

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Everything I didn’t learn about startups as a VC (…or why VCs don’t make good entrepreneurs)

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4) Product management is the most underappreciated focus of venture capitalists—and it’s something I should have made more of a priority as an entrepreneur. We ask about product roadmap, but we really should be asking about the process and decision making framework that you’re using to figure out that roadmap as you go along.

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