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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Traditional venture capitalists will focus on leading larger rounds of equity in fewer companies. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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Reflections on 2018: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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2018 was a great year for TVC Capital and we were able to get our fourth growth equity fund closed, taking our assets under management to close to $400 million. We are so excited to have done 25 deals, many in the SoCal area, with many more to come. I'm trying to leave the hammer in the toolbox. Remember the exploding Ford Pinto?

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What I Learned In 2015: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: For TVC, closing on our new $115 million software focused growth equity fund at the end of last year made for an exciting 2015.

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16 Great Startup Posts from March

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- Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents. The study is featured in the March issue of the Harvard Business Review.

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March Capital Partners' Jim Armstrong On A New, $240M Venture Fund

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We are looking globally, and though I love SoCal, we're not a regional fund, which is important for that size conversation. Especially, since we are in SoCal and not in San Francisco, where although we've had some great companies lately, there are not as many case studies of what a company could be. That's a sea change.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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