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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

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I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. Testing is what helps determine whether you’re really on to something.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

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This led to an explosion in startups. Amazon in turn led to the formation of an earlier stage of venture capital now led by what I call “micro VCs&# who typically invest $250-500k in companies rather than the $5-7 million that VCs used to invest. The Blurring of Investment Lines. Will public investments come next?