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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. On NY Times I’m getting recommended articles by friends and I didn’t explicitly turn this feature on. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2).

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." While this is not slated to change anytime soon, one possible way to bridge this gap is through federal venture capital.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. On NY Times I’m getting recommended articles by friends and I didn’t explicitly turn this feature on. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2).