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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft.

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Papaya raises $50M to give you a way to pay bills via its mobile app

TechCrunch LA

Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. The company’s mobile application lets users take a photo of any bill and then its artificial intelligence-powered “bill-understanding technology” makes sure it gets paid (after a user has provided payment details, of course). In this respect, the U.S.

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Girls in STEM and Cyber Security Among Top Startups at Eureka Park 2018

Tech.Co

Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

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When Should Technical Founders Become CEO?

Both Sides of the Table

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). and Microsoft had become.

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Interview with Jay Goss, WaveMaker Three-Sixty Health

socalTECH

com) recently , announced a new healthcare focused venture capital fund, worth $25M. We caught up with one of the co-founders, Jay Goss, about what the new investment fund is looking for in a startup, and the types of investments it makes. Explain how you ended up working in healthcare?

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Microsoft Venture Fund Aims to Harness Early Stage Innovation

Xconomy

Microsoft plans to invest more in early stage startup companies through a new corporate venture fund, headed by former Qualcomm executives. The company’s startup accelerator program —henceforth to be known as Microsoft Accelerator—will continue hosting startups. Peggy Johnson.

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With Pellini on Board, Maris Sets Course at Section 32

Xconomy

It’s not easy to catch up with Bill Maris at Section 32, the venture firm he founded last year near San Diego. It took a while to arrange a call to discuss how Foundation Medicine’s Michael Pellini had joined Section 32 as Maris’s first investing partner, and what they plan to do together.

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