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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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Nils Forsblom is not new to the startup world -- in fact, his last startup, Fruugo, raised an astounding $48M in funding, and became one of the most heralded-- and controversial --startups in Finland. Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com).

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. How has your shift to the cloud worked for you? Mark Sylvester: We started with one service, who I won't name, and got off of them.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 4.0 – Wireless is the next big thing – hurry!

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Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. As CEO, I spent 6 months on the road, full-time, trying to raise our Series B funding. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Zondigo, Inc.

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