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by joeblau 4623 days ago
I noticed that too because I was trying to figure out who bought them (Sales Force) on Crunchbase. Entrepreneurs aren't building sustainable ideas. I think this tightly correlates to the series A crunch.
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Yeah I can't wait to see the shit show in the seed stage field if this happens http://www.forbes.com/sites/chancebarnett/2013/10/23/sec-job...
Honestly, I think one of the key things of finding a great investor is not just the money but the business mentorship. With crowd-funding, all you get is money which is cool, but what most start-ups need is money + people in power in their corner to promote their product, set up meetings with corporations who would otherwise never listen to the startup founders, and a way to open doors to new relationships.