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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. I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well. Enter Amazon.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Thank you. (if

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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It is adjacent to Mountain View, home to Google. Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. And costume & set designers. In fact, so many DID NOT that companies like Google & Yahoo!

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. The birthplace of sponsored search (Overture), semantic search (Applied Semantics which became Google AdSense), comparison shopping (ShopZilla, PriceGrabber) and many others. downtown LA].

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

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In addition, successful consumer ventures serve extremely large and lucrative markets, making them attractive for MBA’s driven by out-sized outcomes. Consumer-facing ventures also rely on complex logistics and hyper-efficient distribution channels. In addition, Moderna Therapeutics, a mRNA biotech startup, has raised nearly $2 billion.