Today, we were asked the following question: '”Why don't VCs tell you the reason why they don't invest? Any feedback would be useful. It's just plain rude.” I (Jason) figured that this is really a personal question, so I thought...
Topics: Fundraising

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We continue to work our way through wind downs in the third part of the series from Roger Glovsky.  Roger, you have the floor… The primary responsibility for shutting down operations and liquidating assets falls on the managers and/or owners of.
Topics: Wind Downs

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Last week we started the blog series (written by Roger Glovsky), How to Wind Down Your Company .  The response and comments were great!  Keep them coming.  This week we tackle the hardest problem of all: deciding when to shut down your...
Topics: Wind Downs

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Today’s interesting post is from Matt Eventoff and talks about how startups need a communications strategy while raising money – not all that dissimilar from a disgraced politician.  Thanks Matt!
Topics: VC Bloggers

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Of the most popular posts that Brad and I have created are our series on Term Sheets , Compensation , and Mergers and Acquisitions .  One of the subjects that we've wanted to tackle has been the dissolution of companies.  It's never fun.
Topics: Wind Downs

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