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AUGUST 30, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we turn again to prolific blogger and local venture capitalist Mark Suster of GRP Partners , for his insights into how a wider experience--beyond the confines of the startup world--can help you as an entrepreneur. panel at the dawn of what people began calling web 2.0..

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. .

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

1) Mobile web. The current incarnation of the mobile web changes what the Internet IS to users, and the manner in which it is incorporated into their lives. (2) This incredible wave of capital-efficient web-based businesses launches is due in no small part to the lower cost of entry provided by cloud-based offerings.

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JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. a fbFund winner. Competitors: Omniture , Webtrends.

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MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Current round: $20mm in Series C by Accel Partners (Jim Breyer, board member at Wal-Mart, Dell, and FaceBook), KPCB, and DAG Ventures. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”.

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APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. Mark Suster lead GRP's investment in the firm, and Jim Andelman led Rincon's investment. I've been in the ad network business, helping Adconian, and know the web site publishing world.

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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). The way we use “computers&# is dramatically shifting. What does it do?

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MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. Are you going to do all of this?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). Search will remain big but stream is an increasing method of discovering information and therefore driving web traffic. Early evidence is good.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Consultants Don’t Pivot, Founders Do - Steve Blank , May 13, 2010 Consultants can help startups leverage their limited resources. The topic was VC signaling in seed rounds — and how these signals help or hurt your ability to raise money in the next round. This is a great configuration for a starting team. Here’s why. Prerequisites.

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JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Docstoc offers a repository of templates, research materials, processes, forms, legal documents, and much more, all designed to help small businesses overcome the many logistical roadblocks along the path to success.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. Mark Suster – GRP Partners Mark joined GRP Partners in 2007 after having worked with GRP for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. Investors include Ron Conway, Ashton Kutcher, and Brian Solis.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). We have started to build initiatives like Launchpad LA to help bring this community together and make it easier for first time entrepreneurs. And of course you have Hollywood.

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JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Referral Network – Twitter started as a way to integrate web messaging with text messaging.

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JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. Ready set tag in the Digital LA – Facebook SBF photo album !

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MARCH 1, 2010

Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s startup scene so hot. What makes L.A. a great place for startups? Lets start with the basics. If you look at Google in the way they operate, you have two products, one is called AdWords, one is called AdSense, okay?

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