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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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CommonGrounds Raises $100M to Open More New Flexible Office Spaces

Xconomy

Billions of dollars have already flowed to the purveyors of shared workspaces, and the investment spigot isn’t turning off yet. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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What Should Be on the Next President’s Cybersecurity Agenda?

Xconomy

Div says he wants to see the next president invest in education to build a pipeline of cybersecurity talent. The problem won’t get solved overnight, but Div wants to see more education funding, particularly for K-12 schools. One of the things that those candidates can do is invest more in our kids,” Div says.

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With $18M, Reflexion Health Expands Physical Therapy Technology

Xconomy

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. Even though O’Brien is board chairman, Smith said West Partners did not invest in Reflexion.).

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Edtech Venture Funding Down in 2016, But Still Tops $1B

Xconomy

While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen. education tech companies totaled $1.03 billion invested in 198 deals in 2015, according to EdSurge.

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Material Mix Monetizes the Trade of Recyclables

Tech Zulu Event

28 year old Allison Carmen’s Material Mix began operations in June and she says its helping waste and recycling professionals reduce operating expenses and recover investment on inventory via a dynamic, web-based, customer regulated exchange platform with supply chain management tools. Role of College Education. Problem She is Solving.

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Clinton Versus Trump: Who’s Stronger on Innovation?

Xconomy

Or maybe it’s healthier in the long run when the government imposes more progressive taxation and puts the funds into education, social programs, and R&D. Startups and technology giants alike depend on legions of highly educated foreigners working in the U.S. Education and Workforce Development. Immigration.