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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

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years of software development. We have built route management software so that drivers have productive routes and can cluster pick-ups and drop-offs. We have built route management software so that drivers have productive routes and can cluster pick-ups and drop-offs.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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There were startups and a software industry but barely. They wanted to build new products, solve problems that were unfilled by the last generation of software companies and grow revenue year-over-year while holding costs in check. I see your $500 million fund and I raise you with a $1.5 billion fund. It was 1991.

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SPONSOR POST: Southern California Technology Firms Are Hiring

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Recent job postings on the site: LAMP/Perl Developers , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. You can also use socalTECH.com's database of high tech companies in Southern California to locate employers near you, companies which have recently received funding and are likely to hire, or screen for companies in certain industries.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

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We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. But, they were an HTML app on a LAMP stack. I was a chef before I was in software, and for the last two years I've been into raw food. Has working on a Facebook app been different for you, given your roots in Flash? Mark Sylvester: It has been different.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund.

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Choosing Internet Platforms

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The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Finally we get to: Peter Coffee , Director of Platform Research, Salesforce.com His premise is that we should be beyond having to buy servers, software, or any other infrastructure. does make it seem like it's a lot of work.

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