I recently read a post on LinkedIn asking for opinions on the value of formal business plans for pre-venture backed start-ups. I guess technically all start-ups are pre-venture, it’s just that most never have a prayer of actually raising any venture backing or even talking to a real VC. It reminds me of most of [...]

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Kudos to St. Pete Times business writer Robert Trigaux for his recent blog post (Can new fund boost Florida’s venture capital?) and his update on Florida’s Opportunity Fund. While the fund is far from new news, having several false starts and changes in leadership, the post does a good job of capturing some of the [...]

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