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

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Or, as always, summary notes available below. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. was starting.

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

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tl;dr summary. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? Summary version? Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one.

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