With Uber raising $2 billion at a reported $50 billion valuation and hundreds of startups announcing $1 million seed rounds, you might start to experience the paranoid feeling that everyone except you is in on some fundraising secret. In fact, the amount of money venture-capital firms invest has reached a 15-year high, making this the easiest time since the dot-com bubble to fund your startup. So what have successful startups figured out that has been obfuscated from your view? The secret to fundraising comes down to three magic words: before, more and strategic.
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