How venture capital funding works It is popularly believed that venture capitalists fund only established players and proven products. There is a lot of cynicism amongst many about all the hype that private equity and venture capital is getting in India of late. However‚ the truth is that‚ in recent times in India‚ the VCs have actually provided capital to relatively new‚ start-up companies that have a reasonable‚ though not certain‚ prospects to develop into highly profitable ventures. Travelguru
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INTERVIEW: NOT IN THE FACE By Sarah Roerk Austin’s Not In The Face rock group has been making quite the name for themselves since they started as a duo in 2009. Jonathan Terrell (guitar and lead vocals) and Wes Cargal (drums) were the original duo that started playing together for fun‚ experimenting with different sounds and providing a creative outlet. Since then‚ they have added Michael Anthony Gibson and Ross Dubois to the band and have taken their music more seriously while also keeping
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Kenneth Uy 500438690 Entrepreneur’s Biography – Walt Disney Childhood Walter Elias Disney‚ commonly referred to as Walt Disney‚ was born on December 5th‚ 1901 in Chicago‚ Illinois (Walt Disney Family Museum‚ 2012). His father Elias Disney was an Irish-Canadian and his mother‚ Flora Disney‚ was of German and English descent. His family settled in a village known as Norton Disney in the country of Lincolnshire at the time of birth (Disney‚ 2000). At the age of four‚ Disney and his family moved to
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1. Sion Soleimany (Appellant‚ United Kingdom) v. Abner Soleimany (Respondent‚ United Kingdom) Court of Appeal‚ Civil Division‚ 30 January 1998‚ United Kingdom Facts Sion Soleimany (hereinafter referred to as the father) and his son‚ Abner Soleimany (refers as the son) were engaged in the export of Persian carpets from Iran. Between 1980 and 1983‚ the son arranged for the export of the carpets from Iran in contravention of Iranian Revenue laws and export controls. The carpets were sold by the father
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Advantages of Acquiring an Ongoing Business 1. Already operational normally leads to success 2. The time and effort to start a new venture is eliminated 3. Possibility of buying an on going venture @ bargain price The next step 1. Business environment 2. Profits‚ Sales & Ratios 3. Business Assets ( Inventory‚ equipment‚ trademarks‚ goodwill) Questions 2 Ask 1. Why is the business being sold? 2. What is the current state of the business? 3. What is the current condition of the inventory
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12 Essential Characteristics of an Entrepreneur 12 Essential Characteristics of an Entrepreneur An entrepreneur is a businessperson who not only conceives and organizes ventures but also frequently takes risks in doing so. Not all independent business people are true entrepreneurs‚ and not all entrepreneurs are created equal. Different degrees or levels of entrepreneurial intensity and drive depend upon how much independence one exhibits‚ the level of leadership and innovation they demonstrate
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valuable platforms of the recent years. But before achieving this success‚ they encountered many challenges in the beginning. One of the biggest challenges was to reach to critical mass. Marketplaces in their first stage‚ usually have difficulties with user acquisition. The moment they hit some scale points in regarding total user-base‚ suddenly‚ their sites go viral and start getting lots of users. Many startups die within a short period because they could not hit the critical mass that is crucial to sparking
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start by talking about the challenges faced by cooperatives in general followed by specific problems faced by the group‚ and me in particular. Thirdly‚ I will elaborate on the cooperative knowledge and values that I have gained by being a part of the group and module. Finally‚ I will be concluding by talking about how I believe cooperators are better equipped to contribute to the political and moral life as well as my personal reflection of a cooperative. 1. Challenges faced by
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4 necessary things: _ Idea _Product _ Team _ Execution Only start a startup when you see a specific problem and feel compelled that starting a company is the best way to solve it Idea comes first. Startup second. Pick the idea you think about the most when you’re not at work The company should feel like a mission. You have to love what you’re building http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec01/ 7:42 The bad thing about idea is that they often look terrible at the beginning. If they sounded
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