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Praying to the God of Valuation

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Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?

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Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

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Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. I can write about anything--Internet video, for example, and I''ll have 50 Internet video plans. It''s the single best. READ MORE>>.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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Part 1: Inside the mind of an angel investor and how it differs from professional seed investors and VC. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). A typical VC (A round) will reserve at least 100-200% of initial investment. Hope you all enjoy.

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