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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

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Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.

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Interview with Fouad ElNaggar, Redpoint Ventures

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Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. I do energy and materials investment, Internet investing, digital media investing, and financial services investing. People can come in and have a coffee.

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App is Crap (why Apple is bad for your health)

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or “tell us what you’re doing about location-based services?&# ). I’m now a VC. I own an iPod Touch (not an iPhone – my house in Brentwood gets literally ZERO AT&T bars). Want an iPhone but live in Brentwood like Mark Suster does? It came to me. There was no engagement. Oh, wait.

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