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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Simple: according to Mike Polaris has followed on nearly every seed investment that they’ve done. Spun off from Freewebs in 2008, based in Palo Alto.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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But we had a great chance to talk about the recent moves that Twitter has made to “plug holes” and changing its “TOS” on advertising. And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008. They sponsor TWiVC. LibreDigital. Orchard for e-Books”.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. You could just outspend. they have purchasing intent ).*.

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Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus

Xconomy

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. ► October (1) New Video!

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Interview with Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler

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WordHustler launched in May of 2008 in a beta. It's something that is really neat which we invested in, which we've never seen anywhere else. It's a great thing to have writers for clients, because they are our advertising. They talk about us in their blogs, they give us feedback, and they're very vocal.

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Recycled Bride Wants You To Save On Your Big Day | Wed Without Tears

Tech Zulu Event

And the Recycled Bride Blog provides information and inspiration for brides who want to plan a fairytale wedding without blowing their budget. Recycled Bride earns revenue from sales commissions, premium memberships, and advertising. Tracy was married in 2008, and found the wedding planning process frustrating and expensive.

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