Startup Trends for 2018
According to PitchBook, VCs poured more than $148 billion into private companies in 2017. Series A funding rounds have grown – 39% were $25 million or…
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For Investors
5 Guidelines for First-Time Startup Investors (Part II)
It’s been over one year since MicroVentures teamed up with Indiegogo to form First Democracy VC (FDVC), a registered funding portal that allows investors like you…
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Blockchain 101: VCs’ Blockchain + Cryptocurrency History
Blockchain and bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies, have been featured quite a bit in the news recently as companies like Kik, a MicroVentures portfolio company,…
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How to Know When It’s Time to Scale Your Hiring
To scale typically refers to the process of a startup allocating and optimizing resources to drive positive results and volume. It’s a process that requires an…
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What Large Companies Can Learn From Startups
Facebook, Salesforce, Apple, and even Google were – at one time – considered to be startups. However, while they may have the open office plans or…
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What It Means to Be a Disruptor
In the startup and venture capital world, the word disrupt tends to be referenced often. Most startups hope that they’ll be the ones to disrupt their…
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What Investors Look for Beyond Financials: Product/Market Fit
Today is the final part of our series on what VCs and other investors look for in startups beyond financials. We’ve already mentioned the importance of…
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Blockchain 101: What investors need to know
There’s been much news recently about Bitcoin and blockchain – from Bitcoin pricing at over $3,200 to blockchain being considered or implemented by 57 percent of…
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Startups are Risky…But Just How Risky?
Investing in startups is inherently risky. In fact, a quick search online will show the often-quoted statistic: eight (or even nine) out of 10 startups will…
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