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To Kill a Unicorn

To Kill a Unicorn

SüprDüpr is the hottest startup in Silicon Valley until the chief scientist disappears. Is the company a fraud, or are they hiding something worse?

2023

D. C. 0. Palter

D. C. 0. Palter

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Entrepreneurship Handbook

Is Your Startup a Good Fit for Venture Capital?

5 criteria VCs look for before considering investing

Dec 13, 2022

Is Your Startup a Good Fit for Venture Capital?

Dec 13, 2022

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5 Reasons I’ll Automatically Pass on Investing in Your Startup

Fix these basic problems first before looking for investors

Nov 10, 2023

5 Reasons I’ll Automatically Pass on Investing in Your Startup

Nov 10, 2023

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Entrepreneurship Handbook

Understanding Venture Math

Those who don’t understand venture math are doomed to not getting investment

Mar 25, 2024

Understanding Venture Math

Mar 25, 2024

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About Me Stories

About Me — DC Palter

Everything you didn’t want to know about me.

Nov 1, 2021

About Me — DC Palter

Nov 1, 2021

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Japonica Publication

Watching “The Family” — a Japanese Drama on Netflix

Great drama series set in 1960’s Kobe starring Takuya Kimura, Kyōka Suzuki, and Kinya Kitaōji

6d ago

Watching “The Family” — a Japanese Drama on Netflix

6d ago

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Entrepreneurship Handbook

Why Angels Are Not the Answer for Startups That Can’t Get VC Funding

If your startup isn’t suitable for VC investment, it’s not suitable for angels either

Jan 14

Why Angels Are Not the Answer for Startups That Can’t Get VC Funding

Jan 14

Published in
Entrepreneurship Handbook

7 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Venture Capital

Get your business off the ground with these sources of critical capital

Jan 6

7 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Venture Capital

Jan 6

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Japonica Publication

Announcing the 2025 “Imagine Little Tokyo” Short Story Contest

$500 Prize for Best Short Story Set in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo

Jan 3

Announcing the 2025 “Imagine Little Tokyo” Short Story Contest

Jan 3

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Japonica Publication

Japan and the United States: A Memoir by Yukio Okamoto

A review of the English-language memoir by the well-known Japanese diplomat and political commentator

Dec 31, 2024

Japan and the United States: A Memoir by Yukio Okamoto

Dec 31, 2024

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Entrepreneurship Handbook

Please Don’t Take Venture Capital

The fastest way to destroy a great business is to turn it into a venture moonshot

Dec 23, 2024

Please Don’t Take Venture Capital

Dec 23, 2024

DC Palter

DC Palter

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Entrepreneur, angel investor, startup mentor, sake snob. Author of the Silicon Valley mystery To Kill a Unicorn: https://amzn.to/3sD2SGH

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