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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. We'll even write a half a million check. That as unhealthy.

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Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

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GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. Plus, show my you can write! We need help. I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. It’s often a combination of luck, relationships & timing.

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

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You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Stuart Lander has joined Upfront Ventures to help us run operations. Writing a book will be fun. But he has the added benefit of living in the UK – making him the perfect partner for Nick. You REALLY know.

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Entrepreneur’s Don’t Think Enough. Here’s What You Can Do About It …

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I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013. They often need teams of people to help them Plan how to turn their ideas into realities. Even if you have to ask for help from others to turn the Think into Do. I don’t want to be on autopilot.

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GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

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I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. Come to partner meetings. Help us review a few deals. So what is an EIR and why Sam? Come to entrepreneur pitches. And the idea?

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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But when I’m looking to write my check I need to look in the eyes of the captain — the maestro who brings the whole orchestra together. I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I joined GRP Partners in 2007 before they raised their current fund (we closed a $200 million fund in March 2009).

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

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I’m not saying I don’t spend time trying to help entrepreneurs that I am not planning to invest it – anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I do. So I spend much time with them and trying to help. I’ll write about that in a couple of weeks. I get to choose what I write about.