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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. RSS feed for this section. Intuit Buys Mint.com for $170M. I was surprised today to hear that Intuit bought Mint.com for $170M. Maybe surprised is the wrong word. From a deal and synergy perspective, I can certainly understand why Intuit would want to do the deal. Reportedly, Mint.com had 1.4M users, tracked $175B in transactions and $47B in assets and identified $300M in potential savings for […]. Continue Reading →.
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A Return to Blogging, After More Than Two Crazy Years | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. A Return to Blogging, After More Than Two Crazy Years. What did LL Cool J say? 8220;Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years . . . .” Well, something like that. It’s been over two years since I’ve blogged. I really can’t believe it’s been that long. It honestly feels like yesterday. What’s happened since then? First, I updated the VCDL site. It was time to get away from the tired looking late 90’s design. Despite all of...
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Why Start-Up Entrepreneurs Never Hit Their Numbers, and What They Can Do About It | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. Why Start-Up Entrepreneurs Never Hit Their Numbers, and What They Can Do About It. Guest post] By Frederick J. Beste, III. There is a dichotomy in the world of entrepreneurship which is almost beyond belief:. Every start-up entrepreneur believes that he is going to exceed his projections, yet. None of them even reach them. Believe that your projections are, to use your word, ‘conservative? How can this be? The answer is two-fold ...
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Race Report: 2015 Ironman 70.3 Eagleman (a/k/a the “Convection Oven”) | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. Race Report: 2015 Ironman 70.3 Eagleman (a/k/a the “Convection Oven”). After a few years of doing Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, I decided 2015 was the year to take my first crack at the half-Ironman distance of 70.3 (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run). I chose the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman as my race. This is my race report and review of Eagleman 70.3. In terms of gear, here’s what I used for the race:. If you a...
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. This site is published by and reflects the personal views of Christopher D. McDemus in his individual capacity. The purpose of this site is to assist in dissemination of information that may be helpful to venture capitalists, angels and startup and emerging growth companies, but no representation is made about the accuracy of the information. IRS Circular 230 disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, ...
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The One Piece of Advice I Give All Startups | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. The One Piece of Advice I Give All Startups. In the end, entrepreneurs lean towards what they know, so product and design or “solving the problem” rank towards the top, meticulous document management towards the bottom. You should know that as time passes, the problem worsens. The best analogy I can give is magnetic declination – the variance between true North and magnetic North when navigating with a compass.
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Simplifying the Law: Could It Be That Simple? | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. Simplifying the Law: Could It Be That Simple? It’s been a long time since I put up a post – chalk it up to a couple of very busy weeks. I tried to shut off all electronics over the holidays and take a much needed mental hiatus. I am now ready to get back to posting. Are some funny ones, and here. I welcome your comments, thoughts and questions. Thanks. Chris McDemus is founder of VC Deal Lawyer. Angel and VC Financing.
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. Simplifying the Law: Could It Be That Simple? It’s been a long time since I put up a post – chalk it up to a couple of very busy weeks. I tried to shut off all electronics over the holidays and take a much needed mental hiatus. I am now ready to get back to posting. As you know, my blog is about venture capital, […]. Continue Reading →. Weighing In On The Debate Over Standardized Financing Documents. Continue Reading →. Editor...
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. What’s The Difference Between S-Corps, C-Corps and LLCs? Continue Reading →. A Gift From An Entrepreneur. Continue Reading →. Wilson Sonsini Term Sheet Generator. How much press can this thing get in the venture community? Lots – and I think that was the whole point. Of course, I am talking about WSGR’s term sheet generator which was launched publicly a few weeks ago. If you read WSGR’s web site, you get...Continue Reading →.
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Empathy: An Invaluable Asset in Startups | VC Deal Lawyer
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Insights on Start-up and Emerging Growth Companies. Angel and VC Financing. Empathy: An Invaluable Asset in Startups. I think one of the most under-rated soft skills is empathy. Em * pa * thy. The feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else’s feelings. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary goes on to describe empathy as follows:. This is no grand revelation on my part, as many others have written on the topic – as you can see here. Empathy im...
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