Repeat founders who have a proven track record, good references, and in the best cases, an exit to point to will have an easy time making inroads with venture capitalists. Earlier this week, for examp
Venture capitalist Soraya Darabi of TMV will join us today to discuss strategies early-stage startup founders can deploy to get their first “yes” from an investor — and which founder mis
When it comes to financing a startup, the most important — and hardest — check to land is the very first one. The growth of accelerators, rolling funds, community funds, hungry angels and
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Let's face it, the tech industry is dominated by male geeks and alpha dog VCs. It's not easy being a female founder in
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People love to take pictures of their food, especially with their mobile phones. And like all things mobile, apparentl