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Menlo Ventures Karl Mehta Launches CodeForIndia.Org To Empower Citizens In India

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. A year before that, Mehta was awarded ‘The Entrepreneur of the Year’ for Northern California by Ernst & Young. He build a venture, PlaySpan Inc.

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. An audience member brings up education.

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What Do VCs Read

The Quigley Report

When Paypal came to Clearstone in 2000 looking for funding, many other VCs simply could not get past the fact that it was a 'dot com'. Getting a VC educated about your market space is no easy task. I believe this is one of the reasons the dot com tech crash was so immediate and severe.