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Signs That Early Stage Investment Models Are Changing
Depending on your point of view, angel investors are either getting more organized, or traditional VCs are moving upstream into angel territory.  (Read more)
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The Invisible Ink is Drying. It Reads: Disruption is Easier to Sell in a Depression
One benefit of the economic depression, just starting to reveal itself, is that some startups are able to skip the early adopters and insinuate themsel (Read more)
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What Happened to the 1x Liquidation Preference?
In a presentation at the MIT Enterprises Forum Venture Lab at One Union Square in Seattle last month, titled “Financing a Start-up in a Downturn, (Read more)
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Thoughts From a Founder on What Motivates Founders (& What This May Mean in a “No Exit” Paradigm)
What follows is an excerpt from mail I received last night from the co-founder of a Web 2.0+ company (client), commenting on my prior "What, No Ex (Read more)
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Financial Regulation of the Venture Capital Industry, Part II
I’m noticing an interesting dialogue emerging over whether Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s plans to extend regulations beyond banks, (Read more)
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William Carleton is a member of McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC. He works with founders, investors, executives, and board directors of startups and emerging tech companies.
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