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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. I use social media. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Dec 26, 2009). We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Novel and creative campaigns like the recent YouTube campaign from Old Spice purportedly demonstrate the power of social in marketing. Has convertible debt won?

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