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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. My literal response was, “She went to Princeton undergrad and has a Stanford MBA. I’m only 52!

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

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He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them. Natural mentors – a desire to help. This is exactly the brand that GRP Partners wants to embody. Quantitative & analytical. Community builders.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. And I had been telling my partners for a couple of years that I thought Ethan was one of the more talented entrepreneurs I had come across in San Francisco. The company was called Red Beacon. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We've heard quite a bit about your mentoring efforts here, can you talk about that?

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Female Founders and CEOs | Talia Goldstein of Three Day Rule

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It was Citysearch for women to find guys. As a first time entrepreneur what have you found to the toughest hurdle you’ve had to arise over? What advice do you have for women as entrepreneurs and those just getting involved with the business and entrepreneur worlds? We started definitely for women only. What’s next?

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

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I’m an event planner turned lawyer turned entrepreneur. We both had different types and interests in men and thought it would be great if there was a Citysearch for women based upon types. As a an entrepreneur what has been one of the more difficult hurdles for you to arise over? Val, tell me a little about yourself.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. Mark Suster – GRP Partners Mark joined GRP Partners in 2007 after having worked with GRP for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. LowerMyBills, Inc.

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