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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

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I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly Over the past 2.5 Why does that matter?

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

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Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

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Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). For example, we handle all of the main languages, including dialects.

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

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For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build. Founded in 2007 by Oxford Univ. TechCrunch. GroupSpaces. students. -Is

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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One thing I like to look for is some barrier to entry, whether that is technology, or partners, or great entrepreneurs who understand the space. What we are looking for, first and foremost, is the right entrepreneur. We often hear from entrepreneurs who say--I'll hire a great team, as soon as I get funded.

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Interview with George Ruan and Donald Patterson, Quub

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I happened to connect with Don, read his research papers, and in about 2007, learned about Twitter and started using it. For example, you might be driving home, and allow your digital world to align with the real world, so if you're driving to let people know you can't take a phone call because your in the car, and to do that automatically.

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The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics | Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen

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Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Block IP address. Block IP address. Block IP address. Make sense?

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