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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. VRM - his company - goal is to provide a Level 4 platform. First company built on top of EMC, Unix servers, field sales to large clients.

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

He invested $8 million in a company in the computer networking space. Presumably they are talented if they created a company worth $80 million. In 2006, Steven Dietz, a partner at my firm, GRP Partners, had given me $500,000 in a seed in convertible debt when I started my second company, Koral. My friend blocked the deal.