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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

How to Pitch to Angels—Your Early Stage Investors

Angels have different motivations from VCs and need to be approached differently

Mar 6, 2023

How to Pitch to Angels—Your Early Stage Investors

Mar 6, 2023

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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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Entrepreneurship Handbook

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

Understanding Venture Math

Mar 25

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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

Published in
Entrepreneurship Handbook

Please Don’t Take Venture Capital

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

6d ago

Please Don’t Take Venture Capital

6d ago

Published in
Japonica Publication

Will Nissan and Honda Merge?

Corporate mergers in Japan are different from anywhere else

Dec 19

Will Nissan and Honda Merge?

Dec 19

Published in
Entrepreneurship Handbook

Should You Send Your Pitch Deck by PDF or Link?

This seemingly minor detail can make or break your raise

Dec 16

Should You Send Your Pitch Deck by PDF or Link?

Dec 16

Published in
Entrepreneurship Handbook

What the Bankruptcy of the Biggest Unicorn in ClimateTech Means for Startups

Northvolt was supposed to be a European EV battery champion. It burned through $15 billion without producing anything.

Dec 9

What the Bankruptcy of the Biggest Unicorn in ClimateTech Means for Startups

Dec 9

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Japonica Publication

A Day in the Sake Capital of the World

A visit to the sake breweries of Kobe Japan

Dec 2

A Day in the Sake Capital of the World

Dec 2

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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