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Funding The Next Generation Of Startups

The Horizons Tracker

One of their proposals would be the development of a Sovereign EU Tech Fund to address the shortfall in funding that undermines the growth of startups across Europe. They argue for a €100 billion fund that recruits from both public and private sources and aim for a long-term focus.

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Groupon Doomed by Too Much of a Good Thing

Harvard Business Review

Such a strategy limits an early venture's funding in order to force the business to develop a profitable business model and then invests heavily in growth once such a model is identified — Christensen terms such investments "good money" for incubating growth businesses and extols the strategy for three reasons.

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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. This is non-negotiable.

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Make Your Competition Work for You

Harvard Business Review

It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product. They may have the finances you need and are ready to invest in a business area they know.

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How to Reduce 'Infant Entrepreneur Mortality'

Harvard Business Review

We need to also teach them to grow by applying the same kinds of methodology and discipline that, traditionally, a venture-funded company may use. The reality is that over 99% of entrepreneurs who go out to seek financing get rejected. Financing is optional. A more robust pipeline of fundable businesses will develop.

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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance

Harvard Business Review

Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance. The digital nature of the ledger means that blockchain transactions can be tied to computational logic and in essence programmed.

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The Disruption of Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

Where accelerators fall short is in leading investment rounds deep into the company's lifecycle, the purview of traditional venture funds. Accelerators might be able to accomplish this task by raising internal funds (which can be tricky) or establishing non-traditional funding partnerships.

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