Best Practices Miami Venture Capital

Back to Basics – Four Reminders about Business for Early Stage Opportunity Identification

By Philip Mershon with Brian Bernstein and Sebastian Gomez-Puerto   The 2018 NVCA report just came out a few months ago. I couldn’t care less. It is, for some, interesting…

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6 Mistakes Emerging VCs are Making in their Fundraising Process

Through the Miami Venture Capital Association, I worked with dozens of professional, institutional funds while also meeting with many bright, new emerging fund managers looking to make their mark. I…

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Fixing Venture Capital in Miami Part 1

Written by Brian Bernstein, Chairman of the Miami Venture Capital Association.  With Herwig Konings, Waylon Chin, Sebastian Gomez-Puerto, and Philip Mershon. Miami will never be a great startup ecosystem unless…

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3 Questions You Need to Ask a Founder Before Investing

Editor’s Note: MVCA member Brandon Evans is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of 1Heart, a conscious startup studio investing in and building the next generation of conscious businesses.  It’s hard…

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A Tool For Evaluating Pitch Decks

Editors Note: Mike Lingle is the Managing Director of 10xU, the startup school born from Rokk3r Labs’ experience cobuilding 40+ companies. 10xU’s goal is to give entrepreneurs the mindset and…