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billion to Yahoo, we did CitySearch, we invested in the largest travel site in Europe, called LastMinute.com, and also CyberSource--a number of very early stage, Internet companies. The new fund is focused entirely on technology companies. So we're focused on technology, and financial services. That as unhealthy.

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We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Other than the fact that both Twilio and CallWave utilized similar telephony technology, they were otherwise unrelated.

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We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo ! I like writing.

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