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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. What other global cities are being put on the map of innovation? But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? Nicosia, Cyprus?.

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[Review] Things A Little Bird Told Me

YoungUpstarts

Since its founding in 2006, online social network and microblogging service Twitter has pretty much become a permanent part of the Internet as we know it. Stone details how he and his partner Livia (and the later, his wife) lived pretty much hand-to-mouth during the early days of Twitter.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Business Development for Massive, Inc., which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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Cracking The Code: Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Cracking the Code

Global warming: a plague for humanity? After all, global warming might not be a bad thing for everyone. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Global warming: a plague for humanity? ► 2006. (7). Global Warning! Cracking The Code.