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Free Copy of Dell’s Trade Secrets eBook “First Impressions” – Citing Me!

Go here to obtain your free copy of Dell’s Trade Secrets eBook, the first issue of which is all about making “First Impressions”. Dell put this together to help small business owners share advice in a short form format.
You can check out my own personal advice on Page 5.
Chris McDemus is founder of VC Deal [...]

Does Crowdfunding Work for Early Stage Growth Companies?

I guess crowdsourced funding or “crowdfunding” – as it seems to be known – has reached mainstream now that The Wall Street Journal (article), Knowledge@Wharton (article), TechCrunch (article) and The Economist (article) have all written articles on the topic. The earliest article I found regarding crowdfunding was a Times article from 2008, so the concept [...]

Simplifying the Law: Could It Be That Simple?

It’s been a long time since I put up a post – chalk it up to a couple of very busy weeks. I tried to shut off all electronics over the holidays and take a much needed mental hiatus. I am now ready to get back to posting.
As you know, my blog is about venture capital, angels, [...]

FashInvest Capital Conference 2010 – A Must Attend Event!

For those of you interested in the intersection of fashion and venture finance, you need to register and attend the 1st Annual FashInvest Conference on December 14th and 15th. Go here to register. It features 15+ of the best emerging growth companies in branded goods, fashion, retail and technologies supporting these areas. It will also feature:
Industry [...]

Weighing In On The Debate Over Standardized Financing Documents

The topic of standardized angel or venture financing documents is is an old topic, for sure. Most recently, Brad Feld weighed in on this issue back in March 2010 by valiantly offering to take on the task of drafting standardized financing documents, but following a post by his partner Jason Mendelson (along with probably millions of emails [...]

Switch – A Must Attend Event!

On October 6, 2010, my friends at TechnicallyPhilly will be hosting their first ever Switch event. Five Philly companies will each give 7 minute demos to investors, the technology community and others, followed by a social event within walking distance. This is an exciting new format – so exciting I decided to sponsor the event.

The [...]

Zecozi – In the News And Soon To Be In Your Favorites List

My client, Zecozi, Inc., was recently highlighted in an online article that discusses 5 ways to shop online. Zecozi is focused on building an online marketplace of sustainable goods with a focus on transparency – both as to the origins of the product as well as the seller. As if helping sustainability isn’t enough, Zecozi is helping [...]

Apparently, Early Stage Investors Aren’t Endangered – Quite The Contrary!

You may recall my earlier post from a few weeks ago entitled “Are True Early Stage Investors An Endangered Species?“ After laying down some background, I took the position that super-angel funds and incubators/accelerators (e.g., Y Combinator, TechStars, DreamIt), had the best chance of solving the early stage funding gap and that capital efficiencies and [...]

Technically Philly: Friday Q&A – Gil Beyda of Genacast Ventures

Editor’s Note: This post originally ran on Technically Philly and is re-purposed here with permission.
Gil Beyda, originally from Los Angeles, has Dave Morgan to thank for bringing him to Philadelphia. When Beyda and Morgan founded Real Media in 1995, they chose to locate the online ad serving company in Fort Washington because of the cheap [...]

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PR Newswire: VC

Le site d'enchères Paddle8 obtient un financement de série A de 4 millions de dollars de deux grands investisseurs des secteurs de la technologie et des objets de luxe, respectivement Founder Collective et Mousse Partners
El mercado de arte en línea Paddle8 asegura un financiamiento serie A cercano a los USD4 millones liderado por los destacados inversores tecnológicos de Founder Collective con los inversores en productos de lujo de Mousse Partners
Health Fidelity Closes Series A Financing Round

VCA Online

People’s Liberation, Inc. Receives Significant Investment from Tengram Capital Partners
Nabeel Hyatt Joins Spark Capital
TiqIQ Closes Series A Financing

PE Hub

PaxVax Announces New COO, CTO, and CSO
Checkpoint Surgical Raises $3 Million
Appcelerator Acquires Cocoafish

Red Herring

NY Time: VC News

Entrepreneurial Spirit Awaits Its Moment in the Middle East
Financing the Stuff of Dreams Through Kickstarter - State of the Art
DealBook: Andreessen Is Said to Seek $1.5 Billion in Fund-Raising

VentureDeal

GrayHair Launches Dynamic Reporting Engine App
DocRun Catches Seed Venture Capital Investment
Altheos Adds To Series A Venture Capital Funding

Insights on Startups & Emerging Growth Companies

SEC Gives VC and Smaller Private Fund Managers Limited Relief from Investment Adviser Registration