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MAY 19, 2010

CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. Those companies are already going to be crushed by Skype’s new screen sharing capabilities. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. File sharing?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. But one common theme I’m hearing from there in 2011 is that it’s impossible to recruit. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). I live in the city of Santa Monica.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. We met at a private party hosted by his venture partner Mike Yavonditte and I outlined my concerns for the lack of precision of the algorithm.

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