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Framework Benchmarks Round 16

TechEmpower

Now in its fifth year, the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project has another official round of results available. 26 languages, 431 frameworks, 1774 benchmarks; and the knock on benefits to the the users of any framework that actively participates are enormous - you are truly doing great work! Continuous benchmarking.

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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

Both Sides of the Table

When I meet other VCs I’m constantly asking how they decide which investments to make, when to pass, when to do follow-on rounds, when to sell a company vs. when to go long, etc. Draw from Frameworks. The most helpful type of advice in my mind are frameworks for how to solve a problem. For example: 1. Triangulate.

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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

The next thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI). Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book.

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Realtime Raises $100M, Opens Office In Santa Monica

socalTECH

The new funding came from BRTech Holding, a Sao Paulo-based technology investment firm. The firm said its technology framework works with NODE.JS, Javascript, ASP.net, Java, PHP, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, and revolves around providing a many-to-many, cloud-hosted messaging system for web applications.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

And to show you just how similar many of these pioneers of the industry went through a similar startup journey to you – Jeff started by investing his own personal money ($250k) for a few years – $25k at a time – until he could persuade a few institutional investors to give him some money.

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My Number One Advice for Startups or VCs: Conviction > Consensus

Both Sides of the Table

I am often asked how we make decisions on investments at Upfront Ventures. A typical investment discussion is not a bed of roses. ” In other words, just because you liked my last investment is no reason for me to be nice now. He took two words where I take 1,000! A company presents. I want “ benevolent dictators.”

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

socalTECH

This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. That's the framework we've build with Evolution.

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