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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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5 Reasons Why Businesses Still Love Microsoft

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Over 73% of large businesses in North America use Microsoft Exchange Server as their primary email system. All we have to do is look at the data, though: Since its launch in 2005, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has sold 66 million copies worldwide. Microsoft donated over $504 million worth of software to 43,650 organizations worldwide in 2010.

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Interview with Alex Kazerani and James Segil, OpenPath

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Access control, as a whole, hasn't evolved over forty years, and we're bringing technology like the mobile cloud and software in the cloud, to create really disruptive innovation to how businesses respond to customers. In 2000, James and I started KnowledgeBase, which we sold in 2005. It's a frictionless experience.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

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Prior to founding 1 st Street Partners, Robin was the Executive Vice President of Publishing and the executive leading the global games business at ActivisionBlizzard where she oversaw all studio/product development and marketing/business operations, doubled revenue and delivered record profit from 2005 through 2008. Partner with us!

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Interview with Derrick Oien, Intercasting

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We seem to receive lots of pitches from companies looking to attack the mobile market with their mobile software applications, but few who have deployed on-deck with carriers. Historically, it was something that started to develop before our launch with operators back in 2005, and it now serves as a laboratory for development of our product.

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Interview with Adam Lieber, Webtide

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One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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