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textPlus Adds Free Numbers In Canada

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The firm's text messaging service also runs on non-phone devices, such as the iPod touch or iPad. The new Canadian phone support comes as part of a partnership with Iristel, a voice-over-IP operator operating in Canada. GOGII is venture backed by Matrix Partners, GRP Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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And we’re lucky because they deliver many of the great products, services and content that we consume in our lives every day. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I finally called bullshit. It was May.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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It has the dual technology patrons and yet the consistent story I get is that they’re not actively out embracing the startup community, helping local successes emerge, getting comfortable with the symbiotic benefits of some employees going to startups that innovate at a different pace and then buying up local teams, talent & IP.