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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. The biggest media attention in our industry went to the so-called “super angels&# during the 2009/10 timeframe and while I don’t believe there is such thing as a super angel I believe that much media attention was deserved.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Total raised: $120.3mm; $43.5mm raised prior to 2006 recap; post-recap, raised $7.7mm; Series B in 2009 for $15mm; – Read more: VentureWire (requires subscription). Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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Since 2006 I have been lamenting what I see as “the Facebook problem&# – they are trying to lump me into one big social network. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). Products like awe.sm (I’m an investor) will help you manage the efficacy of your social media marketing campaigns.