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10 Things That Aren’t Obvious About Partnering With Big Companies – Workday Ventures (Video + Transcript)

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And the very first thing that I did, like any neurotic person is I Googled corporate venture capital. So as much you spend time in the diligence process with the big company or the VC trying to figure out how they’re going to help you and how you’re going to pitch to you. That’s how much I knew about it.

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Funding in the Time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster (Video + Transcript)

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On March 27th, so about a month later, the US government passed the CARES Act, which probably you know, stands for the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, which is now at three trillion dollars. I thought it’s also worth giving you some sense of scale for how much the US government takes in in revenue every year.

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The Startup Funding & Financing Guide

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Choosing the right combination of funding for your business is just as fundamental as choosing the right co-founders (or not), the right market, the right product, and the right team. million – about half of all the cash they had on hand – to buy out their main venture capital investors after eight years since founding.

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