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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

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In 2007, Sarah joined Current TV. in 2007 (and) 2008 (and I realized) there is all this online video being consumed and it''s not being consumed on Current. these guys, even in 2007, had tens of millions of views. Now my company is 28-employees, we closed a round of three million dollars in May (2012).

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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In the latter case many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely, etc.) If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!)

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. Idea Mensch.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

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I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. By now most people acknowledge that social media helped play a role in candidate Obama’s 2008 election campaign. And that brings me to the US election.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. and has recently come back down to 122% (said David Brooks on The PBS News Hour).