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- The Finalists in Ben Franklin’s BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!
- LifeAire Systems Announces Collaboration with G-CON Manufacturing
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- European Venture Capital Deal Value Nears Record Highs, Despite Fewer Deals Overall
- Renaisscent, a Waterless Smart Diffuser that Allows for Complete Scent Customization in an Instant, Launches on Indiegogo
- MycoTech Closes a $42M Series B With Even More "A-List" Food Investors, Signs Lease On An 86,000 Sq Ft Facility in Colorado
- The Blinc Group successfully closes first financing round
- Mubadala launches venture capital business; opens its first U.S. location in San Francisco
- New Fund Targets Large, Late-Stage Venture-Backed "Unicorns"
- Maxogen Group LLC with support from WeFund Health successfully closed a financing round
- Healthcare Investment Funds Set Industry-Breaking Commitment to Cannabis Sector
- Forty Seven Inc. Completes $75 Million Series B Financing
- Floris Capital: A New High for Cannabis Opportunities
- News from the Venture World
- Pohowalla joins Cascadia Capital October 19, 2017
- Why the world's biggest tech fund isn't investing at home yet October 18, 2017
- Duo Security raises $70 million at a valuation north of $1 billion October 18, 2017
- The most secretive startup in tech just raised another $500 million October 18, 2017
- Dedicated Lanes On I-5 For Self-Driving Cars Get Ear Of Washington State Officials October 18, 2017
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Tag Archives: business planning
If a PowerPoint Sucks…It’s The Messenger, not the Medium
Many have wished for and striven for the death of the powerpoint presentation. I have always disagreed with this point of view. There is no doubt that most power point decks are terrible and yes, should be killed. However, it … Continue reading
The Four Seasons of Your Start-Up…Autumn Begins! (reprise)
(Originally posted in 2012…thought of it as I picked my last tomato of the season yesterday!) The temperature outside my window last night dipped to 44, the crickets have stopped chirping and my wife told me that she “can’t manage … Continue reading
The Four Seasons of Your Start-Up…Winter
If you’ve been reading along in this 4-part series of the evolution of your start-up, you may be expecting that Winter is the end of the line. You may be thinking that somehow I’m going to wrap up the series with a … Continue reading
VentureTips: In Defense of the Downtrodden Business Plan
The recent consensus from investors and experts on business plans is…don’t do them. Most often I’m hearing that founders have not written a business plan document. They’ve prepared executive summaries, powerpoint pitches and filled out forms at online pitch sites. … Continue reading
