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3 Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

Leading Blog

I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. Like Jerry Yang who started Yahoo, as investors we are looking for entrepreneurs who are obsessed with a new technology. Myth #2: Talk to As Many Investors As You Can.

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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

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Should Everyone Be Allowed to Invest in Private Tech Companies?

Harvard Business Review

In addition, given their quest for organization leanness, digital startups seek investors who have the expertise to help outsource their noncore business functions, such as production, distribution, marketing, and payroll processing.

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GE's Eco-Innovation Platform

Harvard Business Review

It started as a business strategy that wrapped a handful of greener products into one brand story about helping both the environment and customers. GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses.

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Why the Real World Will Matter More in 2014

Harvard Business Review

Kleiner Perkins analyst Mary Meeker showed in her influential 2013 D11 address that “wearable computing is coming on strong, faster than the typical 10 year cycle” of tech trends. Managing yourself Tech industry Technology' The second trend is the historic growth in “ wearables. HISTORIC GROWTH IN WEARABLES.

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