It seems there's a lot of appetite for acquisition right now - does that mean we can expect a parallel bump in early stage investments to follow shortly?

Bump started 12 months ago. More like BOOM! Much will end in tears. Both over investments in early stage plus acceleration of M&A.

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I'm trying to start a career-help website for Northwestern Students. I'm not getting a lot of feedback. What's my next step? My vision is to create a site where Northwes...

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

The way I would fix this is talk to 10 students, put the site in front of them and ask them what they think. You've got a lot of information on the site, but does it easil... (more)

Dan. Seems like a lot of companies are raising money...lots of it. Either 1) There will be another crash 2) These numbers really aren't that big and I don't understand...

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

Yep, lots of people getting funded. 90% will fail - that's normal. I don't think there's a crash coming per se .. the amounts are small relative to the old days - and for t... (more)

I started my business 3 yrs while in undergrad college and it took me a long time to learn and launch my first website. It seems like I am pretty late launching my online c...

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

Would need to know more. You are in a crowded space, so if you feel like you are still in learning mode, try and recruit a co-founder who can help you move faster.Giving th... (more)

You've called a lot of winners (Aardvark, Evite, Tickle etc) - what did you see in these companies that made you invest? How many startups do you evaluate, how many do you ...

Answered by David Hornik – Partner, August Capital Posted in Lessons

I probably get between 500 and 1,000 executive summaries sent to me a year. Of those, let's say, 750, I probably meet with 100 in a year. Of those 100 I meet with I proba... (more)

I've lost a lot of money from investors... What should I do?

Answered by Micah Baldwin – Founder, Graphic.ly

you've lost a lot of money FROM investors or FOR investors. Depends on the investors. If the idea is dying, then let it die and move on. (more)

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