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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. It will be tough for there to be many huge winners in this category.

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Want To Be A TechStar? Read Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s New Book: Venture Deals

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Of the 80 companies that have completed the program since its 2007 inception, 49 have received funding, 8 have been acquired and 8 have ceased operations. I began our discussion by asking Brad what motivated him to co-author Venture Deals , rather than continuing to share venture capitalists’ secrets via his Ask The VC blog.

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Introducing Snapstorms.com. Why, oh, why Snapchat?

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Not since the initial popularity of Twitter in 2007 has a product so befuddled people. Why would a VC do that? Today we have all of my past videos with categories so you can more easily explore topics like: fund raising, HR, VC advice, negotiations, sales, marketing, etc. if you want a deeper dive.

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Do Less. More.

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I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. Have a shorter to-do list with more things that are in the “done” category. We are experiencing a frenetic time. Easier said than done.

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

Frank Addante

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. I immediately raised some venture capital and then recruited the most experienced team I could find.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Idea Mensch. We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. Loren Bendele joined Savings.com in January 2007 as the CEO. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Subscribe to RSS.

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

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I have met dozens of brilliant technologists with fantastic ideas, ideas requiring nurturing, mentoring and support. I don't want to see any more of you with crappy business guys ruining your great ideas, ok? I have met dozens of brilliant technologists with fantastic ideas, ideas requiring nurturing, mentoring and support.