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A whole lot of additional individuals are now considered Accredited Investors as per the SEC. Learn more: venturefirst.com/insights/ne…

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We cannot confirm nor deny the existence of a Shumate Santa ontop our office tree.

"The magic of this work is being able to approach private companies and be the voice of the market." - Liza Bowersox, our VP of Valuation speaking on The MacLaurin Group's Demystifying Technology podcast. Tune in below: maclaurin.libsyn.com/e024-li…

Great turnout for this week's lunch and learn led by David Willbrand of Thompson Hine. Peep the packed whiteboard that covered the totality of startup capitalization, investment vehicles, and valuations in a mere 90 minutes. #lawman #nocap

#moneymanjack is tearing it up! As a congrats for passing the CFA Level 3 exam, we've decided to shower him with an inconvenient amount of $1 bills for test-fee reimbursements.

Congrats to our very own Forecastr team for being selected as a Vogt Award recipient! With the program's generous grant funding and mentorship, Forecastr will accelerate development of their innovative financial modeling toolset. #letsgethisbread bizjournals.com/louisville/n…

Rated as Louisville's "Best Place to Work" for six years straight (as per our internal analysis), Venture First's head office is growing and in search of bright minds for both entry-level and leadership. venturefirst.com/careers

When states adopt anti-troll laws, they see on average a 4.4% increase in high-tech startup employment. Is your state on the map? Get the full story on the benefits of anti-troll laws in our latest insights interview. venturefirst.com/insights/th…

Concept: A music streaming platform that combines the algorithms of multiple members of a room into one master algorithm that plays a mutually agreeable music station for all to enjoy. #fakepitchfriday

From our latest interview with patent troll researchers: "anti-troll laws are associated with an increase in patenting as well as in the number of firms raising early-stage venture capital and using patents as collateral for loans." Get the full scoop at venturefirst.com/insights/th…

In celebration of those who venture first into the unknown, pictured here is the crew of NASA's first ever manned mission to the lunar surface 50 years ago today. #apollo11 #nasa

Congrats on your first round of press coverage Forecastr team! Venture First's first SaaS spin-out is now making waves. Read the article: ow.ly/DNfU50uXOfD Learn more about Forecastr: financialmodel.io

A huge welcome to Wes Taylor on joining Venture First! Wes will be applying his newly acquired Finance Major knowledge to bolster our accounting and CFO service teams. #letseat #moneyman

Different tools are better for different types of competitive analysis. Learn the inherent strengths and weaknesses in the platforms Venture First uses everyday. venturefirst.com/insights/to…

"The ability to access your network, customers or users, who know you and your company the most is a huge benefit to crowdfunding." - Bill Clark, CEO of MicroVentures See who equity crowdfunding is really for in our full length interview: venturefirst.com/insights/ri…

There's more to VR than just entertainment, says Aaron Gani, CEO of BehaVR. The untapped potential for medicine is immense. Learn more in our most recent insights interview. venturefirst.com/insights/ho…

Are you managing your priorities appropriately when it comes to growing your company? If not, listen to the wise words of wisdom from Steven Plappert in this week's #60secondcrashcourse video.

It is not uncommon for startups to opt for debt over equity to minimize dilution. While this can be a good option - for cash-flow negative ventures, not factoring in the principal payments can prove deadly.