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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero. The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all. Today they announced that they acquired a large competitor in their space for what is reported to be a $100 million transaction. The second “exit”?—?Adly?—?innovated

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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

TechCrunch LA

It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. However, lying to reporters may not be the best way to continue trying to achieve it. In the process, they created a sensation that’s become well-known worldwide.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

TechCrunch LA

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook. the big thing.

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6 Reasons Why You Should Jump On The Startup Bandwagon

Tech Zulu Event

As the capital needed to start a small business continues to fall, the number of software companies being started is exploding. For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. Startups are hiring.

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10 Reasons Why Capital Shouldn't Make Or Break Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. Print advertising is expensive, but social media is free.

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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

Both Sides of the Table

I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital. Goldman release a report on us. Don’t drink it. We were hot.

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Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

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What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. Plus, show my you can write! I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris.