A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 12, 2023

L’Appartement 4F Land To Sea There is a new wrinkle in crowdfunding restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries, etc courtesy of USV portfolio company Blackbird, which I recently wrote about. Although Blackbird did not imagine its platform being used for crowdfunding, operators have started to use it that way.

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Crowdfunding Funds Prospects Portfolios 104

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Customer validation interviews, where you ask prospective customers about their preferences, can also gauge interest in your offering. Crowdfunding and SBA loans can provide funds you can use to build or grow your business. Research the search volume of the names of products or services using a marketing tool.

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Startups Crowdfunding Venture Capital Prospects 130

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

They have a crisper, more compelling pitch for the next time they’re meeting with a prospective investor or customer or partner. And it allowed things like crowdfunding had created an on-ramp for young companies to go public who were called “emerging growth companies,” that has fueled more IPOs. CASE: Exactly.

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Startups Venture Capital Crowdfunding Mergers and Acquisitions 69