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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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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 ). I’ll explain in detail below. What does it do?

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. I believe that. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

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My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). A healthy eco-system of application developers is required for any software or Internet company to be massively successful. I used to.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

Tech Zulu Event

If u see an article or write a blog post, email us or leave a comment below with a link to your story and we’ll add it in. Code Monkey Hackathon song (VIDEO ABOVE). Due to overwhelming support of everyone asking “When’s the next SBF!” . & #celebrity to pull off anything! Kindling’s: L.A.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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In no expert in Seattle but when I look around I see: enterprise software (Microsoft), the market leader in cloud services (Amazon AWS), games (Xbox), some of the most innovative retailers in the country (CostCo, Starbucks, REI) and what is left of Boeing (HQ moved to Chicago). I don’t write about LA but I write from LA.