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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Trust & Will Raises $2M to Advance Digitization of Estate Planning

Xconomy

Roughly half of American adults have no legal document that details how their assets should be distributed when they die. [ Updated 9:30 a.m.,

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Mitek Systems Rejects ASG’s $380M Takeover Bid

Xconomy

31 offer —rejected Monday—was made by ASG Technologies Group, a Florida-based software company that last year sold a controlling stake to Evergreen Coast Capital, Elliott’s Menlo Park, CA, affiliate, which focuses on technology investing. ASG pointed out in a press release announcing the offer that the.

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Audentes Prices $75M IPO As Gene Therapy Eyes First U.S. Approval

Xconomy

Gene therapy’s multi-decade roller-coaster ride has been well documented, in Xconomy and elsewhere. Audentes will begin trading on the Nasdaq today under the symbol “BOLD,” a nod to its name, which is derived from the Latin term for “one who has courage or boldness.”.

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Bio Roundup: Mylan Grilled, Duchenne Kids Thrilled, Zuck-Chan & More

Xconomy

The first concrete step is $600 million to establish a “biohub” in San Francisco that will bring together researchers from Stanford University, and the University of California campuses in San Francisco and Berkeley. Shares of Sarepta boomed and the Duchenne patient community cheered.

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Clinton Versus Trump: Who’s Stronger on Innovation?

Xconomy

The document says the federal government “should not be a partner” in education reform, “as the Constitution gives it no role in education.” To that end, Democrats say they will invest in “high-quality STEAM classes” (STEM plus Arts) and computer science training, among other priorities.