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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Competitors: Knewton.

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

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Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. was starting.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners. He joined Miramar in 2006. in venture capital and publicly launched in May 2011. In addition, he is on the board of directors for the Angel Capital Association, a national angel trade association. Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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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. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. It is adjacent to Mountain View, home to Google. Juniper and countless others. Today there’s many.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space

Frank Addante

2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. Traveling from city to city the Detox Market introduces carefully screened green brands in beauty, fashion and food to the consumer who wants to detoxify their body and living environment.