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Startup idea: marketplace for business research and students seeking internships / experience

We're looking to spend money with a startup business: a marketplace for businesses which want consulting research and students who want jobs, internships and experience.

Specifically, we want a website where we can advertise the research topics that are important to us (e.g., best practices of operational improvement among VCs), along with the qualifications (e.g., consulting Read More...

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On November 22nd, 2011

Invitation to InSITE Pitch Event, Dec. 2

ff Venture Capital is a sponsor of a graduate Fellowship program called InSITE. InSITE works with New York based businesses looking for their first round of funding. Twice a year, we mentor 6-7 teams and help them refine their business plans and finance pitch. On Friday, Dec 2nd we will be Read More...

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On November 22nd, 2011

Valuing Startup Employee Options

This is the third of three blog posts on financial modeling for startups. The first was on best practices in building financial models, and the second was a template financial model for a startup.

I’ve often found it helpful to have on hand a simple model showing the impact of each financing stages on all team Read More...

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On November 17th, 2011

Template Startup Financial Model

(This is the second of three blog posts on financial models for startups. Yesterday I wrote about best practices in spreadsheet design.)

I couldn’t find a good template financial model online, so I decided to create one.

We started with a sanitized version of a financial model I had developed for startups I have run. I gave Read More...

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On November 10th, 2011

Startup Financial Models: Best Practices in Spreadsheet Design

(This is the first of three blog posts on financial modeling for startups.)

While some entrepreneurs may think that financial models are just a formality that needs completing in order to placate straight-laced venture capital types, the reality is that models can be essential tools for creating and analyzing the roadmap an entrepreneurial venture should Read More...