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Don’t Expect New Crowdfunding Rules to Create a Startup Boom

Harvard Business Review

If the limiting factor for the startup economy is capital, you’d expect newly founded venture funds to generate solid returns. In theory, more financing should mean better terms for startups, though it’s not clear that that’s how it always works in practice. And there are two cases to be made for crowdfunding.

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Don’t Start a Company with Your Business School Pals

Harvard Business Review

Maybe it’s learning that your co-founder is prepared to work with the wrong venture fund or that they’re actively willing to hide bad results from your board. Finances make people twitchy – and are another source of conflict. It’s easy – too easy! It’s like marrying the person you met on vacation under the stars and palm trees.

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