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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. The ingredients are all here.

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Back In The Filtering Game: Entrepreneur Drawn by The Siren Call Of The Startup

YoungUpstarts

In a flash of brilliance, we took our dial-up filter technology and built a software product that would run on any computer regardless of its Internet connection type. In June of 2005 while on vacation with my wife, I received a call from my brother. The best part was that it was a blind review.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Name to signify the beginning of an end. 3- My name and the work we do. So, I kept it simple: my name and the work we do: Brill Media.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

By the late 1930′s when HP started, a small group (measured in hundreds) of engineers who made radio tubes were building the valleys’ ecosystem for electronics manufacturing, product engineering and technology management. Who would have known? And these microwave engineers were working at startups – not large companies.

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Know Your Goal And Know Your Role: Connecting The Dots To Success

YoungUpstarts

Review & Realign. This review schedule serves two purposes. Secondly, the review gives you a chance to realign your next dots as life changes. With the rapid development of technology, it may be possible to eliminate dots or it may be necessary to change your course to achieve your goal.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. CEO Summit – Two people are invited from each company to attend an event with big name speaking guests. and Half.com.