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Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

If your business has high velocity, high margins, and a huge market, venture may be a good road for you. There are some helpful resources out there on venture terms , good venture funds vs. bad ones , and questions you may want to ask a venture capitalist if you meet one. Politely decline.

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Alphabet Isn’t a Typical Conglomerate

Harvard Business Review

But it is not another Silicon Valley venture capital firm seeking extraordinary returns from small number of bets with short time horizons. Venture capitalists help entrepreneurs to scale their companies for an IPO or acquisition by another company.