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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. The market had tanked.

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

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I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. He wanted to be an entrepreneur. The Deal – I instantly loved the idea for the application, the market and Dustin’s vision. Jon also loved the idea, the market & Dustin.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). But let’s be honest – they’re mostly the same old shit as Web 1.0, Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets?

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. If you can just be friendly enough and get your users to party with you, the rest is really easy.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Hire Entrepreneurs!

Frank Addante

Hire Entrepreneurs! the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Hire Entrepreneurs! By Frank Addante Is it safe to hire entrepreneurs? Startup 3.0: Be scrappy.

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Interview with Ross Levinsohn, Velocity Interactive Group

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This morning, Woodland Hills-based FatTail (www.fattail.com) announced a venture round from Velocity Interactive Group for its software for managing online advertising. We spoke with Ross about the investment, as well as about his experience as VC and his outlook on the market. Thanks for the interview. We're pretty excited about it.

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

Frank Addante

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.