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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. Seed has become an option factory for many. dot-com bonanza.

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Celgene-Seeded PharmAkea Sells Last Fibrotic Drug Candidate to Galecto

Xconomy

When a group of scientists from Amira Pharmaceuticals wanted to start a new biotech after the company’s 2011 acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene provided seed funding. Rob Williamson, a longtime biotech entrepreneur, joined PharmAkea as CEO in 2013 after the company formed its “build-to-buy”-style.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011.

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

Both Sides of the Table

I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. One of my favorite entrepreneur-Twitterer weighed in, “You want to keep tapping into their collective intelligence so you keep saying ‘Thank you for the feedback’ and they keep sending it,” Ms.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St.,

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. Date : Nov 9, 2011 – 5:30-8:30pm. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories. Location : The Shark Club 841 Baker St.,