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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. There are significantly more Internet users and we’re no longer newbies b. The second half of this analysis coming soon!

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks. We needed improvements in video compression and in TCP/IP – the underlying protocol that essentially runs the Internet. The same spreadsheet also predicted we’d see a music downloading service in 1999 or 2000. But I digress…).

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The Making of DigitalMarketer With Founder Ryan Deiss

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaway: Ryan Deiss starting building the empire of businesses he has today by selling eBooks right from his dorm room back in 1999. 3:44] What was your first foray into the world of internet marketing as we call it? [7:23] This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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Bullpen Capital's Duncan Davidson on VC Funding and "The Era of Cheap"

ReadWriteStart

F or more of Duncan Davidson's insights - along with those of five other top-tier VCs - download Scott Fulton's exclusive 14-page report: " Growing Your Business In The Modern Economy: 6 VCs Weigh In.". They all went away; they got rolled up in 1999 and 2000 into these too-big-to-fail banking operations," Davidson tells us.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Content Is Profit hosted by Louis and Fonzi Kame, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood. They are typically among the top quartile performers.