Why your startup shouldn’t go to a VC for funding

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Why your startup shouldn’t go to a VC for funding
If you are looking towards more measured growth for your startup, want to keep control or you’re simply not established yet, you probably want to avoid VCs.

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Elliptic: UK Bitcoin startup plots future in dark web forensics
Elliptic started as a top-notch Bitcoin Vault. Now the story has moved in to the blockchain

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Meet OpenSensors: a startup doing remarkable things with open data and IoT.

These 7 proptech startups will help you climb the property ladder
The property industry is ripe for disruption, as the estate-agent led business model remains deeply ingrained in the way people buy, sell and rent properties in the UK. Here are the startups looking to change that.

Quiz: Which tech giants have been under investigation?
With Facebook being investigated by the IRS, can you guess which of these tech giants have been investigated by the authorities?

TfL lays out its innovation roadmap, says network-wide Wi-Fi is a priority
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Do startups need a rating agency? Early Metrics thinks so
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Brexit and beyond – the issues that worry a UK tech sector still in shock
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Quiz: Can you tell which of these celebrities were hacked?
Take our quiz to see if you can tell which of these celebrities were hacked.

Cycling 2.0 – how the Tour de France is reinventing itself using big data
Cycling’s had a difficult few years. Can technology ride to the rescue?

Venture capital explained: What is a venture capital company?
The questions you’ve always wanted to ask: what do VCs do? Where do they get their money? How do they decide where to invest? And how do you become one?

How MADE.COM ‘scaled up’ from niche startup to global company
What the team behind MADE.COM learned when launching then expanding their startup, from funding to expanding abroad to the differences between the US and European tech scenes.

How to scale up your UK startup
Here’s the advice these legal, finance, marketing, insurance and HR experts have to offer startups as they seek to grow.

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Quiz: Can you answer these 5 questions about mergers and acquisitions?
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How to value your tech startup
Tech valuations aren’t an exact science, but there is a way to get the best valuation for your company, even if it is loss making, plus avoiding the pitfalls when it comes to giving away precious equity.

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An ex-Ethereum developer describes the night the crypto-currency was hacked
Millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency ‘ether’ was stolen in a hack last week. Ex-Ethereum developer Kenneth Kappler describes how that night played out and offered his advice on the best way to avoid similar breaches in the future.

Tech IPOs: here’s why UK tech companies are choosing not to IPO
A combination of a buoyant private funding market and the various burdensome factors attached to going public means that a number of the UK’s newest and most valuable tech companies are choosing to stay private.

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