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Levensohn Venture Partners VC Jeff Karras offers up tips and advice on getting funded So you want to raise some venture funding? Before you do, keep in mind this one very big mistake entrepreneurs make: They try to raise money too early from venture capitalists. That’s according to Jeff Karras, a VC at Levensohn Venture Partners (LVP), based in San Francisco. Before they go out to VCs, entrepreneurs should build a product, build a team and get some traction to demonstrate what they're doing. "Put your story together and show some proof points," said Jeff. What are questions entrepreneurs should ask investors? I asked. Ask them how much they know about your business, pain point and industry, Jeff suggested. In fact, you might go as far as talking to CEOs of companies the ...   [ Read more ]
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September 02, 2010
Former CEO of Gaia Online shares his view on the evolution of gaming and what’s in store for Gaia This summer, I caught up with Craig Sherman, formerly CEO of Gaia Oline, an online hangout/virtual world primarily for teenage girls. This interview was taken before Craig stepped down as CEO. ...
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August 31, 2010
Startup attracts 11 angel investors, including Keith Rabois, Russ Fradin, Dave McClure and more Empowering people with an ability to make connections and the tools to attract an audience is what the Internet is all about. And, Udemy hopes its new round of financing will help them do that for ...
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August 27, 2010
Vator’s Startup Sessions takes you into the creative startup culture of iPhone app developer, Smule (Note: This mini-documentary was originally posted in April 2010. But we wanted to highlight it again because we thought it was so cool.) I've been a fan of Smule since the company ...
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August 23, 2010
Craig Sherman, former CEO of Gaia, talks about continuous deployment and listening to the user Given the popularity of online communities, it’s always useful to hear from those experienced at building them talk about their failures and the lessons they learned from them. One of my favorites ...
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August 23, 2010
Profitable and growing, SideReel is becoming the place to track TV shows Despite the many number of video-tracking and video-search engines that have emerged and gone bust, SideReel continues to grow like gangbusters and become profitable. All this on just a relatively little amount of ...
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