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KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year

TechCrunch LA

“This could also be due to changes in the competitive landscape … and there may be changes with First Round Capital itself,” says one investor. — Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 29, 2020. And its new partners are clearly angling to make names for themselves. “KP

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. In a very real sense, we funded him, and he superseded even IBM. With the pervasive internet, and global social networks, it’s easy to be visible and connect to your customers, and they expect it.

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Dude, Akanda Is Tying The Cloud Together Like A Rug

InfoChachkie

In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services. Their attempts to architect software automation for physical networks were a bridge too far.

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Reflections on 2019: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

socalTECH

Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds. The biggest lesson learned this year has been how hot the LA tech ecosystem has become. Seed activity last quarter continued to trend upward, with 28 companies raising $68M of funding. Since 2010, $6.3B

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7 Key Strategies To Ensure Long-Term Customer Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

By drawing on the current network of drivers and the app technology it already has in place, UberEATS could be a major competitor for food delivery services such as DoorDash. Don’t be the next Xerox who totally missed the personal computer market, even though they had the technology and the processes well before Apple, IBM, and others.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

The bigger public players – Cisco, Check Point, HP, IBM, Symantec, and others – need to continually add to their arsenal of security solutions as the threat landscape continues to evolve. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. In general, M&A is a natural part of the IT security market. Why is this happening?