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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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BloomNation's Goal To Empower Your Local Florist, And Improve Flower Delivery

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The startup--which is part of MuckerLab--landed a seed funding round last week, so we thought we''d catch up with founder and CEO Farbod Shoraka to dig deeper into the company''s goals and service. Farbod Shoraka: We started out in the summer of 2011. I have such respect for other platforms and technology.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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We as a country are suffering from what is known as “ structural unemployment &# where jobs have disappeared from certain segments forever due to technological or structural obsolescence. While he is publicly saying that he expects a modestly improved economy in 2011 , it’s hard to be too sanguine when you look at the data.

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Interview with Fariborz Maseeh, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition

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The reason for that, is in my opinion, the majority of the innovations that have improved our nation in the past 150 years have been due to technology and engineering innovations. We hope they'll ues that prize to seed fund and start their company, and see how it goes after that. Who can enter the competition?

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

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If Nivi ever sent me a deal I’d meet the team without any question or pre-review. Great seed investors like Bryce Roberts / OATV (and other great ones like Floodgate , Founder Collective , Information Arbitrage or Rincon Ventures ) still get all the dealflow the need. 2011 is one big cocktail party all over again.