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To PR Or Not To PR? 5 Key Questions For Startups

Wired published a thought-provoking opinion article in 2015 comparing the news cycle around startups to a 12-hr clock. Indeed, tech in...
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Early-stage is not about speed

I’ve long been wanting to write about speed. I am developing my 4th startup in solo mode, and I cannot go...
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Pivoting Your Startup? 4 Ways To Do It Right

1) Cash In Reserve — At the early stage, especially seed, chances are you will keep pivoting till finding product-market fit....
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Nitty-Gritty Details Will Make (or Kill) Your Valuations. Here’s Why...

Genius is in the details that other people skim.  Answer me honestly. When’s the last time you bothered to read beyond...
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Why We Invested In FidoCure aka How Tech Can Help Save Dogs (And Event...

In October FidoCure, also known as One Health Company, announced a $10M series A led by Polaris Ventures and we increased...
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Fundraising is badly misunderstood

If there is one thing that most startups misunderstand entirely, that’s probably fundraising. Thus, they create their own mental image of...
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Replacing Your VC? 5 Principles For Entrepreneurs

At Tau Ventures we advise all entrepreneurs to look upon the diligence process during a fundraising round as a two-way street....
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Offshoring? 5 Key Principles For Startups

At Tau Ventures we have invested in startups that are fully in the US, where the CEO is in the US...
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Innovation in Nature: a life history strategy approach to change your ...

It’s time to ask nature how to keep pace with the change. Amplified by the pandemic, the digital dare is creating...
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The Biden Presidency – 5 Key Changes We Can Expect For Startups

This is NOT an article to debate politics and any inappropriate comment will be removed. Instead, this is a data-driven background...
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Raising A Startup Round? How And When To Share Fundraising Updates

How long does it take to raise capital? Why am I not getting term sheets when other companies are? Is that...
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Can Startups Disrupt Medical Errors?

Primum non nocere — Latin for “first, do no harm” has been enshrined by the medical practice since the times of...
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