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John M. Cascanette Feb 11, 2011 5:14 PM GMT My patent search is done,my patent in my lawyers hands,I have working prototypes, interested manufacturers and I'm almost ready to go. My big weakness is that I'm not a business man. I can show and explain everything about it. Can anyone get me to the level I need to present this to an investor? I am willing to negotiate equity to anyone that can get this beyond the steps I've taken.
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CK Oct 10, 2009 3:52 AM GMT sanjay gupta you lie! kopelman has disclosed that he lost the youtube deal to sequoia. he certainly did not pass on youtube. he was beat to the punch by sequoia.
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Sanjay Gupta Sep 4, 2009 6:29 AM GMT Why would anybody raise money from first round capital? they have not had a real exit in the entire five years they have been operating. they are the only firm that were investors in odeo (evan williams startup) that chose to not roll their money into twitter, and have acknowledged that they chose not to invest in youtube.
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Vinod Vijayan Jul 30, 2009 10:10 PM GMT Great article. As startup company (with a revenue model) we are looking for sources of capital for market launch. This article gives us some new leads to follow through.Regards,Vinod Vijayanwww.Ownfair.com
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tim Jun 15, 2009 3:52 PM GMT This may work in the micro, but not in the macro. Kopelman can make money, as angels often have. But you can't deliver paradigm changing technologies on this budget. You can't drive productivity growth, family income (besides the Kopelman family) and standards of living. VCs went to this self-same model from 2003-05. And it's far from clear that they found a lot of companies then that mean much -- even though MySpace, to pick a company financed almost exactly in this way, made a lot of money.
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Blake Robbins Jun 5, 2009 10:13 PM GMT That's right! There is incredible opportunity right now in this economy. It opens up to great opportunities that are poised for explosive growth that are on the first step of the escalator. Make your move or get out of the way!Your best days are ahead, Blake Robbinswww.empoweryourbest.com
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John Doyle Jun 4, 2009 12:55 PM GMT Excellent article. I would also add that the start up model is broken as well, there needs to be a focus on revenue from the get go. "We'll just sell some ads" is no longer a dependable business model. Also, I would add that replicating successful models in emerging markets is the new way forward, because right now the IPO and M&A market stinks. If Netflix worked in the U.S., should it not work somewhere else?Best,John DoylePeachtree Media Advisors, Inc.
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Spencer Ante Jun 1, 2009 6:30 PM GMT Hey Tom,That is a very good point. At one point in the story I had Josh address the fact that angels depend on VCs for follow-on capital. Josh told me that to date First Round's $20 million of initial investments has been followed by over $600 million in funding. Interestingly, over $45 million of that capital was raised in Q4 2008 via 12 follow-on financings--an indicator of the quality its investments.So at the moment, the relationship between VCs and super angels is largely symbiotic. But as super angels get bigger they might bump into VCs more.
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