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How to Choose a Startup Investment
To expand your wealth and achieve specific financial goals, you’re going to have to make some investments. However, those investments […]
Despite What You Hear, You Don’t Need VC Funding
According to the most recent edition of PitchBook’s Venture Monitor, the first half of 2018 saw 94 investment deals surpassing the $100 million […]
Wordstream Acquired for $150 Million by Gannett
Today Wordstream was acquired for $150 million by Gannett. This was confirmed by it’s founder Larry Kim via Linkedin. Kim […]
How to Open a Company Bank Account for Your Startup & Avoid the Pitfalls
Congratulations on registering your new business! Or if you’re still contemplating forming your business, and just trying to better understand […]
Travel Tech Company Stay22 Raises $750K As Event Travel Industry Calls for Change
Stay22, a travel tech company based in Montreal, announced it raised $750K in its first round of funding. The company […]
Passport Raises $3m to Build the Modern Shipping Carrier
Ecommerce brands have seen innovations spring up for all parts of their business to help them compete more effectively with […]
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12 Questions To Ask Before You Invest In A Friend’s Startup
Hear 12 entrepreneurs share their advice on the questions to ask before investing in a friend’s startup.
Venture Capital Is Just One Funding Option, Reminds OnPay’s Mark McKee
Virtually every startup has to find funding somewhere. Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it.
Business Loan vs Equity Financing: How to Fund Your Startup
When it comes to raising money for your startup, there are several ways of doing it. However, out of all […]
How To Create a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for Your Startup
Crowdfunding is an excellent way for startups to raise capital and test the market for innovative ideas. However, crowdfunding is […]
Hacker Noon Adds Quantitative Social Proof and Web Monetization Standards
Hacker Noon launched new functionality for contributing writers, and announced a strategic investment of $1M by Coil. Less than a […]
3 IPOs and the Lessons They Hold for Today’s Startups
For most startups, it’s no secret that a significant part of their long-term plans is to go public and become […]
Private Equity Job vs Hedge Fund Job –- What to Choose?
Yes, there are many issues right now with your funds because of the COVID pandemic. But the world will right […]
Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs
I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Here is […]
Public Venture Funding Could Help Build Canada’s Tech Talent
Over the last few years, Canada’s technology sector has been experiencing a renaissance. Increased venture funding has been helping to […]
4 Painless Ways to Pay off Small Business Loans Early
Paying back small business loans (SBL) has become a nightmare for so many entrepreneurs in this millennial age. The research […]
CloudApp Raises $4.3 Million to Expand Visual Communication
Video has long been talked about as the medium that you NEED to be on as a business. According to […]
A Startup Should Take out a Business Loan that Makes Sense
Taking out any loan for your business or personal use is easy nowadays, but it is highly essential that you […]
ShiftLeft Raises $20 Million to Ensure Security Keeps Pace with Accelerating Software
The movement of software into the cloud has enabled developers to release new features at a staggering pace. But, all […]
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Blocks, The Modular Smartwatch, Gets Ready For Its Moment Of Truth
Can it find developers as well as buyers?
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Treat Fundraising Like Enterprise Sales (And Glengarry Glen Ross)
Venture capital is for closers.
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9 Unexpected Pitfalls of Raising Capital (And How to Avoid Them)
Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Raising rounds of venture capital is the goal […]
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10 Things To Know Before Your Startup Does A Crowdfunding
Among them: Make sure you have a good product you can actually ship.
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11 Fundraising Ideas for Entrepreneurs Who Don’t Want VC Money
11 entrepreneurs share their advice on fundraising without relying on venture capital.
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12 Questions To Ask Before You Invest In A Friend’s Startup
Hear 12 entrepreneurs share their advice on the questions to ask before investing in a friend’s startup.
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What To Do When Your Startup Investors Doubt You
Advice from 12 entrepreneurs on how to reach your first milestones with investors.
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8 Challenges You Could Face Crowdfunding Your Next Project
Entrepreneurs open up about the less-glamorous side of crowfunding.
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Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Crowdfunding Campaign Falls $19M Short
The funding campaign for the dual-booting, open-source handset ended last night at less than half of its goal.
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Bootstrapping Your Startup: 7 Hard-Earned Tips From Real Entrepreneurs
Plenty of startups
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10 Views On What To Look For In An Investor
Cash can come at a very high price.
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Kickstarter Tips for Successful Crowdfunding
Kickstarter may have raised $10 million for the maker of a high-tech wristwatch, but people who have successfully used the crowdfunding site say that it is still, by and large, a place to raise small amounts of money to complete creative projects. Crowdfunding is something of an art, and success depends on many factors. The key…
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Why Crowdfunding is Today’s Goldrush
Back in the gold rush days, the smart people were not the ones heading for the hills to dig holes. The smart people were selling picks and shovels. Crowdfunding is like that. With everyone and his brother now founding a startup, the smartest entrepreneurial play could be to set up a crowdfunding site to provide those founders with their essential…
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10 Secrets of Successful Crowdfunding – From Scott Steinberg
With the recent passage of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding is about to get even hotter. Serial tech entrepreneur, speaker and consultant Scott Steinberg, author of The Crowdfunding Bible, explains how to make crowdfunding work for your startup.
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Will Crowdfunding Crowd Out Venture Capital?
Venture capitalists have been getting a black eye to go with their blue shirts. A recent report from the Kauffman Foundation slammed VCs for “shortchanging” investors, pointing out that public markets deliver better returns. The next day, Fred Wilson, general partner at Union Square Ventures and prominent VC blogger, suggested that a flood of…
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8 Hard-Earned Insights Into Raising Startup Capital
Approaching investors for the first time is a daunting exercise for any startup. Regardless of whether you’re raising venture capital, approaching angels or still trying to figure out where to get started, it’s critical to stay level-headed about what you’re really pitching – and what it’s actually worth.
The best way to do that is to…
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Crowdfunding Moves Closer to Congressional Approval
In the House of Representatives yesterday we were treated to a rare showing of bipartisanship. The House passed HR 3606 to make changes to our securities laws allowing crowdfunded companies and other early-stage ventures to legally solicit investors. Now it is up to the Senate to pass its equivalent bill SB 1933, which is expected by most…
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Next Step in Crowdfunding Growth: Make It Legal
In previous months, we’ve covered here in ReadWriteWeb a new and emerging concept called crowdfunding – a way for entrepreneurs, especially apps developers, to obtain just enough funding to get off the ground, by way of a handful of collected funding sources contributing no more than $1,000 each. It’s a superb alternative for businesses as small…
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Infographic: The Crowdfunding Landscape
We have written numerous articles about crowdfunding, the soliciting of funds from the public using sites such as KickStarter. The unfortunately named Gplus community posted this infographic, created by the Garson Lehrman Group, that looks at the major crowdfunding sites and their current statistics, as well as the pros and cons of this emerging…