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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. in Computer Science.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. They had agreed!

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

They had a prominent NorCal investor already so I thought a SoCal lead would make sense – that I could help them in a more hands-on way. I had lost a previous deal where the team said they liked me but didn’t know my partners well enough so I promised myself never to let that happen again. They had agreed!

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

They hired a consultant to help them with the review. And surprise, surprise the decision came back 3 weeks later than none of the preferred 3 vendors had won but rather this tiny little competitor owned by the consulting company charged with doing the review. They decided to re-open the competition for 3-4 more weeks.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Loading… Tech. NAME Yahoo. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. The tech industry is going south. The southern migration is taking place as companies like Google. NAME Google.