The document provides 10 rules for seeking startup funding: 1) Specify why you need funding. 2) Avoid inexperienced investors. 3) Don't take too much funding. 4) Separate good investors from bad. 5) Don't give away more than 50% ownership. 6) Bootstrap your first office. 7) Share your ideas. 8) Look for smart advisors. 9) Apply to accelerators and contests. 10) Fail fast and cheap. It also provides 3 resources for startups and contact information for the author.
15. 1) NYC based VC, Fred Wilson, about the
Venture Capital industry: http://www.avc.com/
2) deals, ?gures, numbers - Mark Suster, a entrepreneur
who turned to the VC side http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com
3) Paul Jozefak?s uncensored
VC insights: http://babblingvc.typepad.com
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