Does media attention and lots of buzz help get investors?

It helps prove that you are visible, that people are paying attention. But has nothing to do with the fundamentals of your business.

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We're an Austin startup that easily raised some friends and family money to incubate our product which people are now saying has lots of promise. As a small team without a...

Answered by Jason Cohen – Founder of Smart Bear Software.

A great resources for general information is http://venturehacks.com. Check their archives for information by topic. I'm not aware of a single person who specializes in f... (more)

Hello, I'm interested in knowing more about the Internet auction sites, Does anyone have or work with it? What are the pros and cons of this business? Thanks

Answered by Corey Kossack – Partner, Game Change Ventures

This is a loaded question. There are lots of books out there about selling on eBay, and lots of blog resources to help with this as well. Here are some: www.salehoo.com, ww... (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)

What stage are you in growing your current business? Also, what is your biggest current challenge?

Answered by Daniel Burka – Co-founder of Pownce and Milk.

We're right at the beginning working on our first projects. Our biggest challenge at the moment is maintaining focus. When you start a new business you have tons of new ide... (more)

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)

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