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1answer
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Are venture capitalists or potential buyout suitors averse to investing/buying software based on certain technology or programming languages?
If for example I have a software application that is the cats pajamas, but is built using C# and .NET or Java, which has a reputation for being easier to reverse engineer than nati …
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2answers
15 views
How do I get introduced to a venture capitalist?
What can get me introduced to a venture capitalist? Getting funds for a business is not as easy as people think, so how can I do?
Many thanks
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2answers
15 views
Angel Investor or Venture Capital?
What would be the best choice for a person looking to start a company in the U.S.; to look for an angel investor or a Venture Capital?
Any suggestion?
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3answers
19 views
What is a good way to acquire venture capital for my start-up?
Why is difficult to obtain this kind of investment?
What can make a business plan attractive to potential investors?
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2answers
44 views
Anyone use SCORE consulting service to prepare for VC pitch?
Hi,
Wondering if anyone has used SCORE when building a tech/web startup? Are the counselors there traditional small biz people or have you been connected with people who have bui …
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1answer
44 views
Downsides of getting funding from an Angel / VC
What are the downsides of getting money from an angel investor or VC / VC firm? Should you try to obtain a loan from a bank first before searching for angel investment or venture c …
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2answers
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Pitching to investors: how much information is too much
Obviously anyone who wants to raise money from investors needs to pitch, etc. But isn't this quite risky? My understanding is that most investors will not just want a simple busine …
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2answers
43 views
What is the right time for a startup to look for venture capital
I am the founder of CribSocial.com, a site that encourages social interaction through activities between people of similar interests. It has only been a month since the launch and …
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1answer
32 views
How do I seek venture capital?
Hello, I am co-founder of a very small and young Moroccan start up, we are manufacturing wood dryer at size and form of a container, sell at 19,000 USD price tag, we are profitable …
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2answers
96 views
Equity Percentages
I have the idea. I have the expert knowledge in the area of business we're going into. I have the plan for acheiving first mover advantage in a niche market that is not currently b …
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1answer
9 views
What is the financing process taken by corporate venture capital?
When you have a start-up business and you are going to receive venture capital: what are the steps of the process for both the start-up and the CVC?
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5answers
176 views
Who funded Microsoft and Apple?
Venture capital firms? or what?
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1answer
41 views
Tech Startup Financial Modeling
Anyone have VC-Approved financial model excel templates?
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1answer
28 views
Criterion for getting money from an Angel Investor / VC
What qualifications do you have to have before obtaining money from an Angel Investor or VC / VC Firm?
Does your venture have to be a completely new business idea or can it be o …
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8answers
450 views
What would any Investor need to know about my business idea before funding it?
I have created a new system that will be useful for security companies and I need some money to manufacture it. I have a meeting with a couple of potential investors next week and …
