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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. they released a new 2.0

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Seems an obvious fit.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. VCs were very active in this period. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. And Social. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one. was still a term being bandied about.

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