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The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder
Rami Essaid Contributor Rami Essaid is co-founder and CEO at Finmark, a technology company that provides financial planning and modeling software for startups. He previously was co-founder and CEO at Distil Networks, a bot attack mitigation company acquired by Imperva. More posts by this contributor Internet Privacy Is The Wrong…
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Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021
The Matrix Fintech Index weighs public markets, liquidity and a new e-commerce trend Jake Jolis Contributor Jake Jolis is a partner at Matrix Partners and invests in seed and Series A technology companies including marketplaces and software. More posts by this contributor 4-year founder vesting is dead 2019 saw a…
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How emerging markets are approaching crypto
Leigh Cuen Contributor Leigh Cuen is a reporter in New York City. Her work has been published by Vice, Business Insider, Newsweek, Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, and many others. Follow her on Instagram at @leighcuen. More posts by this contributor How Bitcoin is helping middle-class users…
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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business
Roger Lee Contributor Roger Lee is a general partner at Battery Ventures, based in Menlo Park, CA, who focuses on investments in software and consumer tech, including online marketplaces. More posts by this contributor Keys to ascending the consumer-internet throne How to communicate with your board in tough times Justin…
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It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money
Sindhya Valloppillil Contributor Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and marketing professor. Last week, Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced that it was terminating plans to acquire razor startup Billie following…
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15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor 12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability Launching is easy; fundraising is harder. I’ve been fortunate to be a partner at two different VC firms over the past nine years,…
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