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VC Open Letters: Less and Less Desire for Venture Capital... Hmm.
4 days ago

TheFunded.com: BusinessWeek article on Venture Capital has some interesting statistics:http://tinyurl.com/l5ou9t“Duke University just completed a survey of 549 entrepreneurs who had started successful companies in high-growth industries. We found that only 8% of first-time entrepreneurs took venture funding. For those on their fourth star (Read More)
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TheFunded.com Discussion: Finding a Great DeveloperPartner
5 days ago

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Gazhoo: Business and Financial Documents, Images and Templates
7 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Today I came across a very interesting marketplace, Gazhoo. Gazhoo is a marketplace to buy and sell documents, images, templates and more. Gazhoo seems to have everything from venture capital documents to a stock standard business agreement.Gazhoo is a great marketplace for business professional who don’t have too much expe (Read More)
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TheFunded.com Discussion: What Do Do When Strategic Partner Wants Too Much?
Jun 25, 2009

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Coaxia Clears Series D Venture Capital Investment
Jun 25, 2009

Submitted by Stewbagz from blog: Coaxia Clears Series D Venture Capital Investment. (Read More)
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Innovation Works: Iw is Begging for Help!
Jun 24, 2009

TheFunded.com: | Fund Rated 2.8I am always amused to see "Very Small Private VC founded in N/A Pittsburgh" in TheFunded.com description of Innovation Works. IW is anything but a private venture capitalist. They are funded primarily by the state of Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin bureaucracy and have altruistic objectives to hand out money a (Read More)
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VC Open Letters: Venture Capitalists are Trying to Save IPOs
Jun 19, 2009

TheFunded.com: An article appeared in the WSJ Blogs about US VCs trying to save IPOs. One of the supposed ways that they are doing this is by convincing CEOs to want to go public. What do people think? Is this a good idea? Does anyone desire to go public?When the National Venture Capital Association unveiled its “four-pillar plan” in late (Read More)
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TheFunded.com Discussion: Will VC Balk at Funding a Company with a License in Place?
Jun 18, 2009

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Focus Ventures: Sharp, Honest Later Stage Guys
Jun 16, 2009

TheFunded.com: | Posted by esilver | Fund Rated 3.4I have spoken with Focus several times now; I can say they are definitely a late-stage follow-on fund and aren't going to be in any early-stage deals. They have a few deep ties into Asia which is one of their value-adds if you are expanding that way. In my conversations I talked with Sha (Read More)
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Former myspace exec shawn gold raises seed funding for stealth startup cocodot... (TechCrunch TechNews AM)
Jun 16, 2009

Submitted by Mogston from blog: Former MySpace CMO Shawn Gold is starting up a new social media business dubbed Cocodot, which is poised for launch next September. The current website for the venture doesn't reveal much, and all we know at this point about Cocodot is that it will provide a "style-driven communication and guest management platform for peop (Read More)
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Dasient: Ex-Googler’s Launch Website Security as a Service
Jun 16, 2009

Submitted by Welovecrowds from blog: Ever come across a Google search result that has the words 'this site can harm your computer' below a link? What about the Firefox red screen of death? If you're a Web surfer, chances are you've likely avoided clicking on this type of link. If you're the owner of the flagged site, chances are that those six simple words (Read More)
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VC Open Letters: Kauffman Foundation Determines that the VC Industry Sucks Two Years After the Fact
Jun 16, 2009

TheFunded.com: http://tinyurl.com/mgbpnyContrary to popular belief, the venture capital industry is not a necessary condition in driving high-growth entrepreneurship, according to Right-Sizing the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. While venture capital will continue to be crucial to some f (Read More)
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TheFunded.com Discussion: Need Advice for Growing Organically and Postponing Funding
Jun 16, 2009

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Aegis Capital Group: Debt is Their Thing
Jun 15, 2009

TheFunded.com: | Fund Rated 1.2My understanding is that despite what their website says, their primary activity is small volume venture debt, $500K-$1M. The terms I have seen have been very unfavorable to a business, and in addition to high interest rates carry very expensive warrants and deal costs.On the upside, Todd is a good guy, Bre (Read More)
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DoCoMo Capital, Inc.: Rakesh Was Great
Jun 12, 2009

TheFunded.com: | Posted by tech_vp | Fund Rated 2.9We worked with Rakesh and his team throughout our funding process. Rakesh was one of the first VC's we talked to and since NTT likes to come in along side and not lead a deal, he introduced us to more than 10 different funds. We ultimately received a term sheet from a Tier-1 VC and Rake (Read More)
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