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Why 2017 Should be a Great Year to Raise Venture Capital

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The conclusion of our report was that winter did come, but it was mild and short. We are now publishing some of the VC survey data the report used and the results are clear — it’s a great time to be a startup raising venture capital.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Some summary notes are below. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Terms not disclosed.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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The problem that I’ve seen historically in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego or Seattle is that their historic high-net-worth individuals didn’t come from the tech startup world. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. We have invested $17.3 CincyTech today has $28.5

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 hours of TV / day. Full stop.

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8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal

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Below is a nice summary of our interview with some great quotes from Joanne. She went to work running sales for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter (mid 90′s). Invested in “ Catch a Fire ,&# which is a business that helps people (mostly women) connect with pro bono opportunities where they can put their skills to use.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

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Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. or purely invest in established U.S. nationals, making it difficult for investing founders to reach requirements, as well an application checklist with no set amount. Attracting business investment.