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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. You’ll hear this story in the video. So how did Mike get into VC?

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Interview with Scott Saunders, Payoff.com

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To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. Out of that, I got to learn about financial default, financial services, and banks. You mentioned you had been on the investment side of things -- what pushed you to become an entrepreneur? 500 company.

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