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Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now

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It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” I wrote about this in a blog post last year titled “ It’s Morning in VC ” but I never made the full deck available until now.

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Should You Bother Targeting the Tech Blogs for Your PR Campaigns?

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6 or 7 years ago when TechCrunch was at its peak market share (they are still strong but many more tech blogs have also popped up) there was a term for getting covered there called “the TechCrunch bounce.” that they probably read the main tech blogs. The start of this series was, Should Your Startup Announce Funding ?

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HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

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“We’ve created the HBCUvc Donor Circle as an opportunity for supporters and individuals to engage in our work and join a long-term strategy toward racial equity in venture capital and technology,” she wrote in the post. It held a city-based internship program with Los Angeles, which connects students to venture capital firms in the area.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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That was the topic of my keynote at Seedcon, an event hosted by the University of Chicago, where I am a graduate of the MBA program. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur?

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. First Round Capital’s Tools, Techniques, Processes.

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Insights and Opinions: Five by Five Considerations for Raising Capital

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions, opinions, and editorials from members of the Southern California technology community, we have an advice piece from venture capital veteran Jon Funk , who gives five things entrepreneurs ought to think about before raising capital. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. So it is not uncommon for somebody to be skint when a big event such as a “ hen party &# is coming up and just need 200 quid for 2 weeks. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners.