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How to Fund Your Startup — With VCs, Angels and Crowdinvesting
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-silchenko/how-to-fund-your-startup-_b_6097734.html How to Fund Your Startup — With VCs, Angels and Crowdinvesting “Every one of my books had killed me a little more,” – this profound and highly personal quote by American author Norman Mailer has become one of my favorites since I started writing about startups funding. For with each new article, the more…
Read MoreNew Investors Follow Crowd to Startups
http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2014/nov/17/new-investors-follow-crowd-startups/ New Investors Follow Crowd to Startups Once I heard a fellow investor confess “I don’t do startups” with such a delighted tone, as if he were saying “I don’t do drugs.” Well, if you think about it, every startup by definition is the weakest player in the market with the least resources, an unproven…
Read MoreCrowdfunding Industry Spotlight #22: Victoria Silchenko
https://www.crowdfunding.biz/blogs/1/131/crowdfunding-industry-spotlight-22-victoria-silchenko Crowdfunding Industry Spotlight #22: Victoria Silchenko Victoria Silchenko, Ph.D. is the founder & CEO of Metropole Capital Group and creator of the annual Global Entrepreneurship and Alternative Funding Forum. She is also an adjunct professor at CLU teaching Entrepreneurial Finance. Victoria is a prominent voice in the entrepreneurial community and is a contributing writer…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs to flock to Century City this Friday for Alternative Funding Forum
Entrepreneurs to flock to Century City this Friday for Alternative Funding Forum Entrepreneurs to flock to Century City this Friday for Alternative Funding Forum For those interested in any aspect of entrepreneurship, mark your calendars for this Friday, Nov. 21: Metropole Global will be conducting the third annual Next Generation Entrepreneurship and Global Crowdfunding Forum…
Read MoreHow to Raise Capital But Preserve Your Equity: Royalty Based Crowdfunding
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-silchenko/how-to-raise-capital-but-_b_6253304.html How to Raise Capital But Preserve Your Equity: Royalty Based Crowdfunding While some might think that royalty based crowdfunding is a new sheriff in town, the truth is that selling a portion of a future sale (royalty) in return for an investment has been quite popular for many years in the pharmaceutical and oil…
Read MoreConfessions of Venture Capitalists: How to Milk a Unicorn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/confessions-venture-capitalists-how-milk-unicorn-silchenko-phd?trk=prof-post Confessions of Venture Capitalists: How to Milk a Unicorn Those who wonder what the hell is going on with the accelerating number of startups getting billion-dollar valuations and above, please raise MY hand. According to my favorite source on this one – CB Insights, which keeps updating the full list in real time –…
Read MoreIndustry pioneer to talk crowdfunding at Metropole Global forum
Industry pioneer to talk crowdfunding at Metropole Global forum Industry pioneer to talk crowdfunding at Metropole Global forum The list of people with a decade’s worth of experience in crowdfunding is short, but Paul Niederer is on it. Mr. Niederer is a featured speaker at Metropole Global’s 2015 Alternative Funding Forum, taking place on Friday, Nov.…
Read More4th Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum to Kick Off with David Weild & Venture Exchanges
4th Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum to Kick Off with David Weild & Venture Exchanges The 4th Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum will take place this coming November in Los Angeles and will once again tackle the imperative issues regarding the future of finance. This year’s event will see David Weild, former Vice Chairman of…
Read MorePR During Regulation A+ Funding: Proceed With Caution, Experts Say
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2015/10/26/pr-during-reg-a-funding-its-not-crowdfunding-proceed-with-caution-experts-say/#1b3a40df6a34 PR During Regulation A+ Funding: Proceed With Caution, Experts Say I saw a blog post from a marketing agency lead this week who was considered expert enough he’s slated to speak on a panel on Regulation A+ and alternative funding this week. (For the uninitiated, Regulation A+ is the new funding avenue now allowed…
Read More4th Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum the Premiere Networking Event for the Venture Finance Industry
https://www.equities.com/news/4th-annual-global-alternative-funding-forum-the-premiere-networking-event-for-the-venture-finance-industry 4th Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum the Premiere Networking Event for the Venture Finance Industry Equities Editors Desk | Tuesday, 27 October 2015 10:49 (EST) The Fourth Annual Global Alternative Funding Forum will take place on November 6, 2015 from 8 AM to 7 PM. The event is being hosted at the iconic Century Plaza…
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