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Back in Black The Venture Capital industry is fattening up again -- but what does this mean for the entrepreneur? For the short term anyway, an increase in the supply of available capital.   |
Entrepreneur
December 2002
C.J. Prince |
No Mercy Are VCs sucking the life out of your business? Maybe you're better off without them. |
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Brad Feld |
In the Know? The inside scoop on what should and shouldn't be shared with your VC. |
Entrepreneur
February 2007
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
VCs Want in on Your Hot New Company The latest VC trend: Early stage investing is on the rise. |
Entrepreneur
February 2006
David Worrell |
Focused Fundraising Not getting much attention from VC firms? Be choosy about who you're trying to attract. |
Entrepreneur
May 2003
C.J. Prince |
Ray of Hope? VCs are optimistic about the coming year but are still holding on to their purse strings. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006 |
Doing the Numbers VC funding had another fruitful year, nurturing young and established companies alike. |
Fast Company
May 2005
Alison Overholt |
Venturing Forth Kathy Sherbrooke, co-founder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
C.J. Prince |
All Aboard? Is your company's concept so cutting edge that investors won't touch it? There are ways to add credibility to a far-out idea, however, getting their attention -- and their money. |
Entrepreneur
March 2005
John F. Ince |
Signal Strength With stronger marketing efforts, venture capital firms are making sure their message gets heard. |
Entrepreneur
July 2007
Rosalind Resnick |
Guardian Angels An angel group could be your startup's VC savior. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
C.J. Prince |
Minority Report VC firms are becoming more diverse--but does that mean more funding for minority-owned businesses? Not yet, perhaps, but an interesting shift is taking place. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
Schramm & Bradley |
How Venture Capital Lost Its Way The current focus on fees at VC funds promotes startup flipping, not nurturing. |
Entrepreneur
May 2002
C.J. Prince |
Springing Back It's not a mirage. The end to the long VC investment dry spell is within your reach... |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Brad Feld |
Know When to Walk Away Don't ask venture capitalists for referrals if they say they're not interested. |
Fast Company
Vivian Giang |
Why The Few Women Venture Capitalists Often Give Up Only 2.7% of all venture-backed companies have a woman CEO. That's 183 out of 6,517 companies or $1.5 billion out of the $50.8 billion invested between 2011 and 2013. |
Bio-IT World
June 2005
Michael A. Greeley |
Who Wants to Be a VC? The objective is to stay relevant to a venture firm while the industry contracts. Develop the case that you can help create great companies (and great returns) because you have built a Rolodex and an ability to identify patterns of success. |
Entrepreneur
June 2010 |
Investment Without Injury VC investors should know when to limit their involvement - and entrepreneurs should stand firm on where to draw the line. |
Inc.
July 2006
Darren Dahl |
CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus It's official: CEOs ans VCs see everything differently. |
Inc.
February 2006
Darren Dahl |
Facing the Capital Gap There's plenty of capital out there. So why are so many companies struggling to raise money? |
Wired
November 15, 2007
Carlye Adler |
The Man Behind the VC Slagfest at TheFunded.com Reveals Himself to Wired This community site allows startups to anonymously review and rank venture capital firms. The founder of the site discusses the process and purpose behind it's creation. |
Inc.
October 2006
Chafkin & Gossage |
Need Money? The private financial markets are dynamic and at times difficult to navigate. A report on the latest trends. |
Inc.
September 2007
Max Chafkin |
Who's Behind TheFunded.com? A new website lets entrepreneurs talk trash about their VCs. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
Jennifer Pellet |
In Good Company Corporate VC funding's on the up. Could you be in the money? |
Inc.
November 2006
Max Chafkin |
Why Investors Are Suddenly So Secretive Why venture capitalists are increasingly choosing to keep their latest deals under wraps. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Aliza Pilar Sherman |
Rare Commodity How some women are working hard for the money. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 21, 2012
Garry Emmons |
How to Sink a Startup Noam Wasserman, author of the recently released book "The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup," discusses ill-advised entrepreneurial behavior. |
Fast Company
December 2000
Katharine Mieszkowski |
She Knows How to Play the Game The startup revolution is as much about the democratization of capital as it is about the creation of new technologies. So why do women-led companies still receive only 4.6% of all venture funding? |
Entrepreneur
July 2004
Aliza Pilar Sherman |
Let's Have Some Funds! Two women entrepreneurs sound off on the ups and downs of finding VC funding. |
Inc.
September 1, 2000
Thea Singer |
Where the Money Is Recent years have left venture capitalists awash in cash. Are start-ups getting more of it? |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Finish Line For VC-backed companies, M&A remains by far the most common exit-strategy, over IPOs. This has implications for attracting VC dollars. |
Inc.
May 1, 2010
Bobbie Gossage |
An Insider's Guide to Venture Capital Financing Jeffrey Bussgang, author of Mastering the VC Game and a principal at Flybridge Capital Partners, on how to get funded. |
Entrepreneur
November 2003
David Worrell |
The Big Guns Getting corporate investors on your side can certainly boost your business. Learn how corporate venture capitalists think -- and how to set your sights on landing one. |
Bio-IT World
January 21, 2005 |
The Other Guy's Shoes The assessment of vendor risk is a process both investors and customers must go through. How the entrepreneur manages their questions will determine if the company gets the proper funding it needs to properly sell product. |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Carol Tice |
Small Towns, Big Money Looking for capital? a new study shows that small towns might just be a VC paradise. |
Fast Company
February 2001
Amy Wilson Sheldon |
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast CEO of DreamLabs says that taking time to think was better than moving at "Internet speed". |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
David Worrell |
Growing Pains Make sure your angel investors won't hold your business back when it's time to graduate to larger investors. |
Entrepreneur
October 2009
Brad Feld |
Lines of Communication Should you let your employees talk directly to your VCs? |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
C.J. Prince |
Ready, Set, Flow Optimistic entrepreneurs are testing the VC waters now that the market's future looks brighter. |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2008
Jeffrey Bussgang |
Think Like a VC, Act Like An Entrepreneur Getting employees to adopt both an entrepreneur's bias for action and a venture capitalist's talent for hard-nosed analysis is a challenge. But no one said excellence was easy. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Justin Hibbard |
Fresh Seed In The Valley After a long drought, small VC firms are popping up to fund startups |
Entrepreneur
December 2009
Asheesh Advani |
A New Year, a New Strategy It's not all bad news on the financing front. Here are the top trends for 2010 and how to make the most of them. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 26, 2004
Stark & Lagace |
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital What is it like today for women entrepreneurs in their quest for venture capital funding? In an interview, Harvard professor Myra M. Hart shares her latest research and ideas. |
Entrepreneur
May 2002
Chris Sandlund |
The Golden Egg Regardless of what term you use to describe the current economy, the fact remains that investors are sitting on a whole lot of cash. We know -- for 2 1/2 decades, we watched them make it... |
Entrepreneur
November 2001
C.J. Prince |
In-Out Privileges Is your business a revolving door for limited partners? As long as the money is there, don't worry if they come and go as they please... |
Entrepreneur
July 2004 |
Seeing Green Signaling the end of the VC drought, several industries have become fertile ground for investors. So what's the best way to find the right investor--even if you're not in one of those superstar sectors? Start with our 4th Annual VC 100. |
Entrepreneur
September 2004
David Worrell |
Paying Your Dues If you're looking for investor money, brace yourself for a rigorous due-diligence process. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2005
Stuck & Weingarten |
How Venture Capital Thwarts Innovation The tech bubble saw an explosion of VC-funded start-ups, but has more funding brought more innovation or less? You may be shocked, as they were, by what these researchers found. |
Entrepreneur
February 2004
David Worrell |
Safe Bet Federal funds are motivating VCs to invest in security firms. |
InternetNews
September 17, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VC Resurgence Breathes More Life into IT Venture capitalists are raising and investing money again. What are they looking for and where? |
