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Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital: The Second Wave Of Cleantech Investing

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There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). Cleantech had an enormous rise and fall between 20006 and 2009. Lots has changed since 2009.

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Startup Metrics

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If these numbers work out, then often scaling is more a question of capital. Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp, Sept 2009) View more documents from Dave McClure. Often, what we are trying to do initially is show exactly how these numbers play out. You only build what you need to prove that model. Great stuff.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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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. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. You could just outspend. Tesla is not. It's a great talk.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Venture Capital - What's the rush?

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Venture Capital - What's the rush? Venture capitalists provide capital for growth. Zondigo, Inc.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

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Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. event I did last fall.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit ► October (1) New Video! .