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Top 10 Swiss Undiscovered Startups
Guilia Girardi of Equidam compiles a list of exceptionally performing Swiss startups in “Top 10 Swiss Undiscovered Startups”
On EU Developments
Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures argues why building a good product is the first order of business for a startup in “The Leading Predictor Of Series A Valuation For SaaS Companies”
Federico Wengi of Paua Ventures observes that the ratio of startups that do a Seed round and then series A decreases over time in “Seed To Series A Graduation Rate In Germany “
Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital highlights emotional biases that can affect investment decision making in “Why The Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous”
Serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis discusses the recent developments in crowdfunding regulations in “Starting Today “Civilians” Can Be Angel Investors – Should They?”
Rupert Taylor of Altfi discusses the agent/principal conflict in lending platforms in “Degrees Of Transparency And The Importance Of Corporate Culture”
On Growth
Carson Kahn of Volley.com talks about the failure caused by adding too many features to your product in “The Vicious Cost Of Feature Creep”
Joshua Davidson of ChopDawg explains the advanatges of vesting schedules when splitting equity between co-founders in “Reasons To Give Out Equity Through Vesting Schemes”
Chris Quintero of Bolt says that pitching your startup idea needs to resonate with your background and audience in “Pitching Your Startup Like A Hollywood Movie”
Nic Brisbourne of Forward Partners gives the best practice fundraising preparation steps in “Fundraising Tips For Companies That Have To Work For It”
David Beisel of NextView Ventures outlines a number of angel investor types in “Understanding DIfferent Types Of Angel Investors”
Leonard Kim of InfluenceTree claims if you are not adhering the pricing of your product to the 80/20 rule you are wasting money in “Your Pricing Strategy Is Wrong If You Aren’t Doing This”
Elizabeth Yin of 500 Startups clarifies the main difference between business angels and VCs in “What’s The Difference Between Angels and Seed VCs?”
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