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Insights from the RAISE Micro-VC summit

Follow me @samir kaji for my random, sometimes relevant musings about the venture capital world.

Last week, we were fortunate enough to serve as one of the co-producers of RAISE in the Presidio, a 1-day summit focused on helping emerging fund managers build…

samir kaji5 days ago7 min read

Another measure for seed fund performance

Follow me @samirkaji for my random, sometimes relevant thoughts on the world of venture capital.

Paul Arnold, founder of seed stage firm Switch.VC and I wrote recently about the impact of seed funds in securing follow-on financing…

Sindhya V. KalghatgiMar 157 min read

Dear VCs, I Hope You Learned An Honest Lesson: Domain Expertise Of Founders Matters For Consumer Product Brands

Jimit Shah5 days ago6 min read

How 2 first-time founders from Florida closed 3 top Silicon Valley investors

2015 was a tough year for Nishant and me. We both left our cushy corporate jobs, started a company without prior experience, went all in with our first idea, and ended up pivoting 7 months later to…

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FabianFeb 33 min read

Startups to face hard times — keep your money together

In recent months I have seen several startups struggle with their pre-seed and seed rounds, since they lack the traction to raise a Series A round. I predict challenging times ahead for these high-burn-rate companies. Getting investors…

Bernard DesarnautsSep 28, 2015

Medium’s New Funding Round

Andy Doyle

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Early in Medium life one of you wrote on the key metric (time engaged reading?) — can you tell us how it’s evolved as the platform grows?

Nonprofit Tech for GoodMar 202 min read

What’s your story? The @NonprofitOrgs Community Wants to Know

Hello #AFPFC attendees,

My name is Heather Mansfield and I blog at Nonprofit Tech for Good and tweet at @NonprofitOrgs and thanks to a sponsorship from the Public Interest Registry, I am here in…

ShockwaveInnovationsMar 56 min read

Comparing SAFE to Convertible Notes

Recently made available by Y Combinator, the SAFE investment instrument is intended to improve on the highly popular convertible note used by startups during the seed stage or as a short-term bridge between equity rounds. SAFE stands for “simple agreement for future…

ShotPitchFeb 62 min read

10 timeless pearls of wisdom from the interaction with Mr Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata is a name that brings up so many thoughts in one’s mind and to get an opportunity to spend half an hour with him in a private meeting has to be priceless

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Beacon CapitalMar 35 min read

Jumping into the Top of the Deal Funnel

And how to work your way around the guillotine

Last week we kicked off with a blog post on the cyclicality of the 1600 investment opportunities that we received in 2015 and, amongst other things, we…

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