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Risk Tolerance is a Competitive Weapon

Today’s best post of the day is from Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital.  Most of Josh’s posts are winners and Nothing to Lose (or Risk Tolerance is a Competitive Weapon) provides some great insights into the impact of risk tolerance during the 2000 downturn and how PayPal used it as a competitive weapon against eBay.

Today’s best post of the day is from Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital.  Most of Josh’s posts are winners and Nothing to Lose (or Risk Tolerance is a Competitive Weapon) provides some great insights into the impact of risk tolerance during the 2000 downturn and how PayPal used it as a competitive weapon against eBay.

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Is An Inside Round Good or Bad?

Bijan Sabet has today’s Great VC Post titled The Inside Round.  In it, he talks about the pros and cons of an inside round which he defines as: “There are times where a follow on financing does not include a new VC firm. The new round is financed by the current investors. This is known […]

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Deciding Which VCs to Avoid (or to approach)

Georges van Hoegaerden, the managing director of The Venture Company, has today’s post of the day titled Which investors to avoid.  In addition to a couple of great one-liners, it’s got some good advice.  To reinforce Georges post with an opposite, take a look at Fred Wilson’s post Soundcloud – Flickr For Musicians.  In it, […]

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What Are VCs Good For?

Jeremiah Owyang has today’s great post up titled Beyond the Money: Some VCs Provide Startups With A Competitive Edge.  The bullet point summary is: Thought Leadership Strategic Guidance Being Part of The Family Ancillary Services Umbrella Branding Parties… eerr um Networking Recruiting and Fundraising It’s a quick read but with some great thoughts in it.

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