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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. Why is this? The iPhone was released.

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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder

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No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice. Any competition in LA? Why did you venture into fitness?

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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.” I suspect that over the next 18 months, they’ll see another phenomenon that they likely haven’t seen since 2008-09: mark-downs of the VCs’ portfolios. A normal VC fund raises a new fund every three years if they are strong performers. The Biggest Area of Concern is Late Stage Investments.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

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He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro. That said, a summary below is available for those who prefer to read the notes version. We talk about all of this in the video. I love the concept.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free! That was written in September 2008. But let me be even more clear.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. ► October (1) New Video! . Relaxing 2. Incubation 3. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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