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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

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Sphero Has Shipped!

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My little buddy, the robotic ball controlled by your smartphone named Sphero, has shipped and you can order a Sphero now ! There were a lot of questions on the selection committee because it wasn’t a typical software thing. “These guys are hardware hackers – will we have good mentors for them?”

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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Our mission stems from our passion in creating automotive technology disruption, our vision of a more sustainable future and our belief in astoundingly desirable designs that the Fisker name has been known for all around the world. I started Rising Star Reviews because I’ve always had a passion for helping small businesses.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

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11:00 AM: The Yelp Effect: When Everyone’s A Restaurant Critic 19B – Nowadays, with restaurant blogs and sites like Yelp and Chowhound, everyone is a restaurant reviewer. How are user-generated reviews changing how restaurants operate and how we eat? Long gone are the days when professional critics had the final say.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Introduction. Part 1 provides typographical definitions. Definitions.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

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Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! No name for a company transforms the idea into one of the world's most admired brands. I reviewed 50,000 words that Bezos wrote in a shareholder letters over time. I analyzed all the, all of the letters, put them through software tools. Duct Tape Transcript.

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