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Unshackled to Offer Investment Capital to GEIR Program

Unshackled to Offer Investment Capital to GEIR Program

by william.brah | Oct 15, 2015 | Fundraising, GEIR program, General, Innovation, News and Events, Startups

Unshackled, an investment fund based in Palo Alto, California, backed by 80 of America’s most influential investors, is offering participants in the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (GEIR) program an opportunity to take advantage of its investment...

5 Fundraising Tips from a Former VC-Turned-Startup Founder

by christianvialva | Jul 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Startups

by Brian O’Connell I’ve had something of a backwards career trajectory. I started out as an investor at a US venture capital fund before moving to the ‘other side of the table’, founding a company and raising venture financing. Whilst its been...

The Forgotten Metric: The Importance of “Supplier Acquisition Cost” for Online Marketplaces

by christianvialva | Jun 18, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, GEIR program, General

by Bryan O’Connell I’ll let you in on a secret about venture capital investing – often the decision to invest isn’t as complex as most VCs would have you believe. Despite all of the smoke and mirrors, the litany of meetings, the endless diligence – it...

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