Evelyn YK Lee
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Feb 28th, 2009 Evelyn YK Lee
Just closed US$700K in 7 weeks with ease!
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For small tiny companies to get funding in these difficult recessionary financial times can be challenging, unless the company has a great sexy compelling story and proven track record – at a bare minimum! My Wednesday late afternoon meeting with this six years old e-commerce marketing...
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Dec 7th, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
“Timing is Everything – for Funding Success”
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This past mid-week in Manhattan, I was catching up with my banker friend Scott to exchange notes on our recent respective trips to Asia. The funding scenery in December is quite a bit different from what it was just earlier in September. Scott was working with an Asian...
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Nov 23rd, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
2 Funding stories from 2 Continents + Cash is
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This week has been quite exhaustive. On Monday's morning, just before I depart Hong Kong, I was invited to meet with the management of this almost 2 years old Chinese Company, it's business is growing specialty (they called “biological”) trees and shrubs on forestry land. They...
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Nov 3rd, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
Funding by Friends & Family - and making it!!!
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Funding from Friends & Family and making it !! Met a friendly entrepreneur while I was taking my short R & R break in Piemonte, North Italy, last weekend. During our casual conversation while wine tasting, I learned that he is operating a catering and event production business in...
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Oct 18th, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
Lucky ones to get funding - 1/3 of 1% !!!
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I met with my very good friend Stephen Ibaraki yesterday morning in Vancouver, Canada, and we had a great time discussing the challenges young companies have getting funding. Some numbers: Top tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms receive an average of 15 deals per day —...
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Jun 16th, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
Impressive Entrepreneurs
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Met with 2 entrepreneurs in Beijing on June 6th that are very successful and their stories were both impressive !! The first gentleman founded his company 10 years ago with a RMB$10,000 (US$1444.25) investment along with 2 business partners with no capital...
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Jun 6th, 2008 Evelyn YK Lee
Greetings from Beijing!
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Greetings from Beijing ! I had an interesting chat yesterday on the 11 hour plane ride from Vancouver to Beijing. My fellow passenger is an official for a Chinese industrial association that represents LED, LCD Laser, and Infrared companies. We all love to hear about businesses that are...