An article we liked from Thought Leader Shashi Tripathi:
What Actually Changes When Institutional Capital Enters a Company
Institutional capital does not simply add fuel to a business…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, March 31 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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Collinear Capital is hosting a private, curated summit for their investors and network and they’d love for you to join them.
Come for an afternoon of unique investing insights, pitches from highly successful startups, and networking with a community of some of the top leaders in enterprise technology…
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Call for Concept Paper Judges – Stella Zhang New Venture Competition
Volunteer as a Concept Paper Judge and support Orange County’s next-generation tech startups…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Chris Neumann:
I Have Questions…
Here are 5 red flags that leave most VCs scratching their heads after reading your deck:…
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Venture Deals Spring Course 2026
The Venture Deals online course is designed to help demystify venture capital deals and early-stage startup financing, giving first-time and experienced entrepreneurs guidance to secure funding…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, February 24 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, January 27 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Tomasz Tunguz of Theory Ventures:
The Average Founder Ages 6 Months Each Year
No, founders are not adopting Bryan Johnson’s regimen to reverse aging
Quite the opposite : the average founder raising capital ages six months every year…
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A Thought Leadership article we liked from VC Unfiltered:
From Idea to Product-Market Fit: 8 Key Questions Startups Should Ask
A common adage in the startup world is that the product you launch rarely ends up being the one you scale…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Chris Tottman of Notion.vc:
The Startup Fundability Checklist: Are Your Metrics Investor Ready?
A founder’s guide to the essential benchmarks — CAC payback, retention, efficiency and growth — that determine whether investors see your business as fundable…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Ruben Dominguez of The VC Corner:
Win the First 5 Seconds: The YC Landing Page Formula for Early-Stage Startups
A practical field guide for first-time founders + 180 YC Landing Pages That Helped Raise $400M+…
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Nelson Mullins’ Emerging Companies Team Recognized in 2025 Q3 PitchBook Rankings
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been recognized by PitchBook Data, Inc. in its Q3 2025 global rankings as among the most active law firms advising emerging growth companies and venture capital firms, both in the United States and abroad…
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Thank you to Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, a Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLPis a leading business law firm with 115 lawyers providing experienced counsel in critical transactions and disputes from 12 offices across California, Nevada, Texas, and Washington…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, November 18 at 9:00PM PT!
- Special Edition for Global Entrepreneurship Week! #GEW2025 -
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support online “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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PitchBook Q2 2025: Nelson Mullins Ranked Among Top 10 Most Active M&A and Venture Firms in U.S. and Globally
Nelson Mullins proudly announces its continued recognition as a market leader, earning top placements in PitchBook’s Q2 2025 Global League Tables for outstanding performance across multiple deal categories…
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Pitch your Startup where Founders Meet Investors!
With dozens of angel investors and venture capital firms confirmed to attend, startup entrepreneurs can learn, meet, and mingle to build the relationships that lead to startup growth and investment capital…
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