elias

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Never crowdfund your equity(blog.startuphouse.com)
16 points by elias 13y ago|2 comments
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by elias 14y ago
That's what the startup visa in it current advocacy states: if an entrepreneur has raised 250k then so be it. So yes, valid idea. But again, not what I' saying: if I want to start a business, it should not be a requirement that I have to ra
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by elias 14y ago
Actually, the requirement is that you area tax resident. Similar but very different.
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What the startup visa should really look like(eliasbizannes.com)
39 points by elias 14y ago|46 comments
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StartupBus parody video of billionaire(youtube.com)
11 points by elias 15y ago|0 comments
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by elias 15y ago
When you automate a process to scale, you reduce the need for people. In that sense, startups destroy jobs. But when you create new ways in doing things like unlocking value (like how Facebook has done with connecting the world), jobs are c
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by elias 15y ago
Not quite. If you are a venture partner and you don't produce returns on the fund, you're out of there. The entire partnership needs to show gains on the fund. In my experience, it's actually pretty easy raising money (either from advertise
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by elias 15y ago
Let me qualify that: as a founder, of course there is risk. That's what makes you a founder. And that's why not everyone is cut out to be a founder: you need to be mad. (And there's madness is a bit of all of us, but as a twenty something b
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by elias 15y ago
What! That's sad. You're a victim of what I call "Everest Syndrome": http://eliasbizannes.com/blog/2011/08/everest-syndrome-is-th... Startups in my portfolio at CRV (we're the guys that funded Twitter, Yammer, Millennial Media...) have pl
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by elias 15y ago
Yeah, so the problem Pier 38 is that it has zoning for M2 which is "heavy industrial use". 880 Harrison St is on RSD which is live/work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/liako/6122632880/in/photostream
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by elias 15y ago
Agreed with Ben. I'm an Aussie transplant and know the pain that comes with moving but have to say it was the best decisions of my life. I help the portfolio of Charles River Ventures (early investor in Twitter, Yammer) find exceptional hac
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10 free tickets: StartupBus 24 hour challenge -- $2k cash prizes
10 points by elias 15y ago|3 comments
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StartupBus 24 hour challenge(blog.startupbus.com)
22 points by elias 15y ago|4 comments
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StartupBus 2012 kickoff party
5 points by elias 15y ago|0 comments