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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above). Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. The monkey on my back. ” Yup.

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

Both Sides of the Table

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. According to FLAG Capital there are 100 active VCs (as defined by making at least $1 million in VC per quarter for 4 consecutive quarters). So for argument’s sake let’s triple the number of active VCs and call it 300. They see how hard she does her job. hours / day.

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Proven | Founder Interview with Pablo Fuentes. Job Markets, & The Future of Mobile

Tech Zulu Event

Pablo Fuentes: It first started in 2009 when I was in business school originally. It was cool that I spoke at the White House last year about mentoring. I am very active in mentoring women and minorities. Meaning, write very good job descriptions, but that doesn’t mean you need to write long ones.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. We'll even write a half a million check. That as unhealthy. That's the sweet spot for what I personally am looking at.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Dec 26, 2009). We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. If you are an entrepreneur or active in the angel/seed sector, you should read it. I’m going to try to do something for you guys that I’ve always resisted doing.

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