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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days. With pleasure.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

“This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. It serves a similar role as Digsby (which I love using) albeit from a social media metaphor rather than an IM metaphor. would acknowledge – they needed to get to the demo more quickly. As I’m sure Pip.io

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. When I was reading the Fab.com website I noticed that the CEO refers to Fab’s “one thing” as being design. They’re the place focused on design. They think design wins. This is a demo + a high-level deck.

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