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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

Or, as always, summary notes available below. I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words.

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Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More

Xconomy

The full report is here ; a summary is here.). The agency advised women and their doctors not to use screening tests that claim to detect ovarian cancer. —One cancer screening test got positive news from a federal agency. A condensed version of our conversation is here.

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Why Taking Some Risks in the Sales Process Can Improve Results

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We have a great screening process. We do a lot of deals in San Francisco. But we do 50% of our deals in Southern California from San Diego to Santa Barbara and we think that’s part of what makes us special. VCs all say: We are entrepreneur friendly. We are hands on. We have strong theses in key technology areas.

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