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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

By definition?—?I’m There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Are we in a bubble?” dot-com bonanza.

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Interview with Simon Anderson, DreamHost

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage.

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Startups Need the Right Team Mindset to Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

These game changes include using social media, to provide real-time two-way communication; cloud computing, which enables efficient, lower-risk automation of business processes; and the millennial mind-set, which does not tolerate anything that moves at a snail’s pace. Leverage the game changers to gain the speed you need.

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7 Keys to Startup Survival in Today’s Now Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

These game changes include using social media, to provide real-time two-way communication; cloud computing, which enables efficient, lower-risk automation of business processes; and the millennial mind-set, which does not tolerate anything that moves at a snail’s pace. Leverage the game changers to gain the speed you need.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Diversity is generally only an issue in large organizations, and if your startup is that large, investors will definitely be nervous.

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What’s Causing The IT Talent Shortage?

Tech Zulu Event

The problem isn’t so much that women aren’t being hired, although that’s definitely the case in some environments. Organizations are looking for professionals with very specific specialties, like data science, cloud computing and machine learning. The problem is, there just aren’t enough people with these skills.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Diversity is generally only an issue in large organizations, and if your startup is that large, investors will definitely be nervous.

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