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Both these ventures launch next week – on 20 January, the day before Dotcom turns 40.
No two self-managed ventures launch in the same circumstances, and many face daunting obstacles: bureaucratic inertia and administrative red tape that can delay or even prevent production; legal opposition from former owners; a still-chilly economic climate; outdated machinery, or products no longer in demand.
I have two kernels of wisdom to share: 1. Communicate with your potential clients as early in your ventures launch as is realistically possible.
FashionPlaytes, a web-based platform that allows 'tweens' to design their own clothing, has raised $4 million in funding led by Fairhaven Capital Partners with New Atlantic Ventures, Launch Capital, and Golden Seeds participating in the round.
Hyperink, a next-generation digital book publishing platform, has raised $1.2 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Launch Capital, Cyriac Roeding, Jack Abraham, and others.
Enterprise mobile startup DoubleDutch has raised $1.2 million in funding, led by Lightbank, with Charles River Ventures, Launch Capital, Accelerator Ventures, Venture51, Zig Capital, and angels participating in the round.
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"Rather, to us, the low failure rate indicates that too few entrepreneurs were funded and too few ventures launched.
Amplifyher Ventures launches to fund startups led by women.
Helsinki-based Lifeline Ventures launched a new 57 million euro ($63 million) fund to invest in startups.
Defy Ventures, launched last year by veteran VCs Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira, led the financing, with participation from Tusk Ventures, Bullish and Winklevoss Capital.
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