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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I first met Ethan in 2005. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. I was preparing to move back to the US from London after 11 years abroad. BuildOnline (the company I founded) has just announcement plans to be more aggressive in growing in the US. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. These speakers help coach CEO’s on important executive decisions. Prior to First Round Capital, Howard had invested in two of Josh’s companies Infonautics Corp. and Half.com. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005).

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Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99?

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In 2005 they realized that this business was going to evaporate over night with the introduction of YouTube. Advice, coaching, intros? How did the Introduction of YouTube affect your business? It changed everything. JibJab has an ad model that relied on exclusive distribution deals with the big portals.

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How Liferay Grew To More Than $100M After Starting In A Church Basement

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Diamond Bar-based LifeRay (www.liferay.com) is a company that not too many people have heard of, but which is used to run the websites for such well known organizations like Toyota, T-Mobile, Coach, Fujitsu, Allianz, and Sesame Street. But I think we attract people who are not motivated by getting rich quick on stock options.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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Between 2005 and 2008, there were lots of companies raising half a million, and selling for 15 million. Peter Cowen: One thing that the contestants and applicants get are coaching sessions, to prepare them to give a two minute pitch to these venture capitalists and investors. It's in the DNA of entrepreneurs.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. Make fund raising a habit.

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