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Quick tips for writing the pitch deck for Indian startup investors
Finally, actual data: Series A crunch to kill 1,000 cos., $1B in angel money
For Developers, a Downside to a Public Twitter
What We Lose if We Give Up Privacy
The Problems and Promises of Crowdfunding
How Tech Remakes Space, Food and Urgency
How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study
Surprising views of startups on fundraising
We asked ~60 startups their fundraising experience and got some surprising results.1. 40% startups raised money from angels, 30% from friends/family, 15% from VCs, 10% from accelerators and 5% still deciding. This is against popular notion that friends/family contribute more than angels.2. 50% startups pitched to <5 angels/VCs, 30% pitched to 6-10 angels/VCs and 20% pitched to >10...
If you know a startup, don't envy or disdain. Ask how to help
Seriously, as a new-born entrepreneur I now realize the challenges startups face. And any help is like a godsend! It took me coming to the other side to realize this.So my request to you is, if you know an entrepreneur, please drop in a line to ask if you can help in some little way. Could be an intro, a quick coffee or promoting their updates. You don't know how your reaching out could make...
Stealth Wear, Coming to a Store Near You
Ask HN: How to gather multi-country response to a survey?
Guys, we are running a survey to compare experiences of entrepreneurs from different countries, but now hit a wall in terms of international response. We are doing this free and will of course share the report with everyone at the end.We have utilized our personal networks, FB, Linkedin and startup forums/groups, but the response accordingly is skewed to 1-2 countries only based on our...