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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

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And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. Take me for example. I travel the country a lot. Ask SuperCell.

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Interview with Ken Rutkowski, The Founder Institute

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The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com), an entrepreneurial training program that originally launched by Adeo Ressi in Silicon Valley, recently announced that it is setting up shop in Southern California, with branches both in San Diego and Los Angeles. What role do the mentors play? The mentors at the L.A.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Deal evaluations the Foundry way, which continues into a great discussion about VC decision-making processes.

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The Gap Has Two Sides

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About two years ago, I was asked to join a Babson College panel discussing the gender gap in venture capital. Having recently begun working with the National Venture Capital Association’s Diversity Task Force, I was eager to be part of the conversations that were taking place around this important issue.

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How Arivale Is Harnessing Genomics To Optimize Human Health and Wellness

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So, for example, if you and your family have heart health issues, that might be the first dimension where you have interesting opportunities to optimize your health. The second thing I learned as a VC, is that data paralyzes people. VC is definitely a dream job. It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. Obvious examples include SxSW in Austin or Big Omaha in, well, I’ll let you guess. Venture Capital.

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