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Praying to the God of Valuation

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There were startups and a software industry but barely. I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference, which we co-host every year. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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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. “ Having the pitches and showcase as part of the conference is a nice feature for the startups, so the whole thing isn’t just about the pitch.

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

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If you hired an outstanding front-end software engineer, chances are they are friends with other outstanding software developers. But oftentimes, due to their large network, superconnectors are overwhelmed with opportunities. Because smart people know other smart people. We reached out to our friend, No.

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Do Less. More.

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There are so many events to attend that one could become a full time conference attendee and you could easily feel like you’re missing out with each event that happens without you and of course there is Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat to remind you just how fun it was for everybody else. .” My general advice is to do less.

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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

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Felicia is the cofounder of Black Tech Week, Code Fever, Tribe Cowork and Urban Innovation. Siggi is a principal at Samsung NEXT in San Francisco, where she focuses on early-stage investment in frontier tech software companies. He has over a decade of portfolio management in capital markets. Siggi Hindrichs, Principal at Samsung NEXT.