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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Intel Combines Global AI Work Under Former Nervana Systems CEO

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Roughly seven months after Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) acquired San Diego-based Nervana Systems, the chipmaker is consolidating its portfolio of artificial intelligence businesses in one group, headed by former Nervana CEO Naveen Rao. Rao plans to remain in San Diego, according to a spokeswoman for Intel Nervana.

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Third-Quarter Report Shows Slowdown in VC Activity, & Top 10 Deals

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Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. deals (1,796 companies) during the third quarter that ended September 30, according to the inaugural “Venture Monitor” report released today.

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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

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On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I

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Bio Roundup: Senate Drama, A.I. Stories, Data Dives, Shkreli & More

Xconomy

There is no Obamacare replacement, at least not as of this writing. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office report Monday put the bill’s potential effects in stark relief: $321 billion in deficit reduction because of tax cuts and a Medicare rollback, and 22 million more people uninsured by 2026.

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Rep. Jared Polis Asks Congress to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings

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5 letter to the House ethics committee, Polis writes, “It is clear that the existing disclosure laws and requirements adequately cover virtual currency.” Polis wants it to become a clear requirement. He urges the committee to provide guidance so that members and their staffers disclose their virtual currency.

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