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Startups: The Ecosystem and How They're Funded
What a startup is, the stages it passes through and the risks that dominate at each one, then where its capital comes from, how it's priced and structured, and what founders give up to get it — from angel checks and accelerators through Series A cap tables, liquidation preferences, and the venture power law. The business grounding behind Core Cloud Architecture and the funded companies examined in Cloud and AI Architecture: Case Studies.
Lessons
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What Is a Startup?
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The Startup Lifecycle: Idea to Exit
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The Risks Startups Face
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Why Cloud Computing Transformed Startups
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Why AI-First Startups Attract Capital
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The Startup Triangle: Growth, Capital, and Technology
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Why Startups Raise Capital
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Where Startup Capital Comes From
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Angel Investors and Syndicates
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Accelerators
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The VC Firms to Know
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Startup Geographies
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Financing Instruments: SAFEs, Notes, and Priced Rounds
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Valuation Basics: Pre-Money and Post-Money
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Dilution and the Cap Table
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Liquidation Preferences and Investor Rights
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Growth Metrics Investors Look At
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Unicorn Economics and the Power Law
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The Founder's Checklist Before Taking Venture Capital
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