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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Time will tell. Competitors: Knewton.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. According to Google data 30% of all restaurant searches now come via mobile devices. Bottom of the sales funnel.

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Entrepreneurs Should be Respected, Not Loved

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Google was n-o-t-h-i-n-g! Your sales team is pounding the table because engineering won’t ship new features fast enough. Marketing wants the sales teams to use the materials they’ve produced. Yes, even Google has to make these tough decisions about where to allocate staff and money. We were innovating.