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Interview with Wes Brodsky, SaveFans

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We are an offer-based platform that allows users to negotiate the price they buy and sell tickets for, on the secondary market. Wes Brodsky: The ticketing industry, since its inception, has been on a fixed price model. For example, at an event, say at the Staples Center, of the 20,000 seats they might have four or five price groups.

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Helping Electric Vehicle Drivers Plug In Wherever They Are, With EV Connect

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They want someone who can manage drivers if they have questions, to talk to the facility folks and sustainability folks, and to work with people on infrastructure, to help set pricing, and to manage issues as they happen along the way. Jordan Ramer: The primary one is demand from drivers at a particular location. It''s the 80/20 rule.

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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

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Because it is a “series&# I plan to get into some of the deeper complexities of funds such as “cross over funds&# and “why VC’s hate to price their own deals&# at a later stage. If you have several new investors looking at your company you’re likely to get higher price. I’m sure this happens, too.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!)

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. But he also says that it wasn’t a negative regarding M&A activities with competitors – this is sometimes seen as one of the pitfalls of strategic money. Competitors: OneRiot , Topsy , Crowdeye , Twitter Summize.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. Volume has no doubt picked up at active firms. There is a lot of pent-up demand. This is one book-end of the cycle.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

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It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. Zara is a Spanish senstation retailer that does “fast follow&# knock off popular clothing at affordable prices. Over demand led the SV Angel team to double the size of the fund to $20 million. Enter ShoeDazzle.