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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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

Both Sides of the Table

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. “My This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

What I’d like to do is tell you the story of how the investment came to be, what my thesis is / was and share some thoughts on macro trends. The Team – I’m on record as saying that 70% of my investment criteria are team related. I’m also on record as saying I invest in lines & not dots. Pose is no different.

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Interview with Greg Brogger, SharesPost

socalTECH

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. Given the advances in communications technology, and the Web 2.0

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." The National Science Foundation mainly funds professors to do research. government.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Tech Zulu Event

She was a morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco and made frequent appearances as an expert on Internet investments and trends on CNBC, Fox Business News, and CBS. . As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: We're Not Saving Lives.

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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