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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

The net was that 's app is too sophisticated for the five verbs. <Note: Without insights into the Northern California startup ecosystem, our thesis was, "Why are these guys seeking capital in SoCal? John Greathouse <john *@ *.com> com> 4/25/08. to Jim, Kevin. I spoke (with) (name redacted) re Twilio.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. And, I dont like to copy and paste.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

We'll even write a half a million check. What is a net loss for us, is when Sequoia or Benchmark flies down on their corporate jet, meets with a company, and tells them to relocate to Northern California. An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. That as unhealthy.