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MARCH 22, 2010

When you are selected you share the stage with 49 other companies (in the case of TechCrunch50. Most people pay attention to the first 5 companies. By company 22 it’s hard to remember what any of them did. If you’re Yammer , Mint or RedBeacon (all winners) you’re knighted with wonderful coverage. .

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MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

But one theme in pervasive in all my thinking about investing in Internet-based companies: Deflationary economics. In the simplest form, new startups have a product that is INFERIOR to that offered by the competition but at a dramatically lower price with the seller opting for a very thin margin on their product. Here’s what I mean.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Yes, there is the mythical company you all heard about that walked into Sequoia and had a term sheet 24 hours later. It was originally called Twttr and didn’t initially get rave reviews from TechCrunch or GigaOm. Geni.com beget Yammer. They are some of the most talented young technology entrepreneurs in LA.

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