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MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Go Boulder! Employees: 27.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Geni.com beget Yammer. They came to me 2 years ago with their company, GumGum , and were trying to raise an A round of capital. They had signed up Gawker Media and the New York Post. They had also raised money from Howard Morgan at First Round Capital who if you check out his bio you will see is legendary.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Startup Google Yammer 291

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MARCH 22, 2010

If you’re Yammer , Mint or RedBeacon (all winners) you’re knighted with wonderful coverage. I became quite good friends with a journalist at the Financial Times and eventually helped her as she wrote a book on the venture capital industry. Many other great companies are not. - It started socially.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

In the simplest form, new startups have a product that is INFERIOR to that offered by the competition but at a dramatically lower price with the seller opting for a very thin margin on their product. But if you are growing uber fast, building for scale and have access to capital to fund your growth then it’s always the smart play.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386