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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Many pension funds are simply too large to write small checks and favor the ability to write $50-100 million checks to funds. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. As a courtesy if you enjoyed his write-up please check out his startup company, ChannelStack. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 Highlights/Lowlights – summary of key events since the last meeting.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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.” I suspect that over the next 18 months, they’ll see another phenomenon that they likely haven’t seen since 2008-09: mark-downs of the VCs’ portfolios. A normal VC fund raises a new fund every three years if they are strong performers. Luckily, LPs seem to agree with this thesis.

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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder

Tech Zulu Event

No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice. Why did you venture into fitness?

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1001 Serial Articles for Entrepreneurs & Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

As of today, I will have published an article here for entrepreneurs and startups every day for the last 1001 days, since I started Startup Professionals Musings near the close of 2008. It’s been a great ride, but it’s now time to dial it back a bit, and focus on some other priorities. Blogging is a learning process as well as a sharing one.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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In the original version of his post, Andy writes. 2008 App ecosystem on iOS = $0. In Summary. They see how hard she does her job. They know her personally and know she cares about her constituencies even if she has to make tough trade-offs from time-to-time. Compare the state of play in 2013 versus 15 years ago. hours / day.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

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He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro. That said, a summary below is available for those who prefer to read the notes version. We talk about all of this in the video. I love the concept.

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