Startup

The Ins and Outs of Advisory Boards for Startups

As outside general counsel to dozens of startups in the technology, life sciences, medical device, clean energy and innovation economy, we...
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The Problem and Opportunity of Organizational Debt

What is ‘Organizational (Org.) Debt’? As a rule, startups and companies in hypergrowth have two traits in common – high ambiguity...
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So You Want To Invest In Startups? 5 Ways Other Than Being A Full-Time...

Ever considered investing in startups but don’t want to be a full-time VC? There are other paths and this post will...
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How to build a sales team in a startup?

Most businesses start off as a one man or woman band meaning as a founder you wear many hats and do...
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Will Robots Take Over Our Restaurants? A Startup View

Tau Ventures is an applied AI fund in Silicon Valley and food automation is one of our core focuses including an...
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Spotting The Wolf From The Sheep

If you have been in any industry long enough, one thing becomes clear. There are three main types of people in...
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How to think about Disruption

Every startup is trying to disrupt. The common belief is that something can be created that will alter people’s behavior, change...
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Why Is That Entrepreneur Raising So Much More Than Me?

How much to raise is both an art and a science, a topic discussed at length in many other posts. What...
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How To Pitch Your Early-Stage Healthcare Startup To A VC? The Three Ma...

Tau Ventures is a seed fund and digital health is half of our portfolio; our strong view is in healthcare market...
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What Do VCs Look For In Their Own Investors aka LPs?

If an entrepreneur is looking just for money they should probably raise from sources other than VC. What good VCs do...
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The Rise of Neobanks in India 

an overview of the market with the different neo-banking fintech players in India Fintech startups in India raised a whopping $3.7...
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Do I Need A Technical Cofounder? A Guide For Startups

If you are asking the question then what you are fundamentally asking is about the kind of company you are building....
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