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How MakeSpace Recently Closed $30 million in New Funding

Both Sides of the Table

So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup? Today I’m excited to announce we’ve recently raised $30 million in growth finance led by 8VC , with Kimmy Scotti joining our board.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2017

Hearpreneur

2017 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I had my 8 months expenses saved by May of 2017 and put it my two weeks notice at that time. 1- Top rankings.

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In 2017, GE Will Buy More Tech Startups Than Google

Hunter Walker

And the narrative for 2017 is OLD ECONOMY COMPANIES WANT TO BUY YOUR STARTUP. Next Level: Buying Customers/Revenue/Distribution. So yeah, 2017 will continue to be the “Year of the Non-Tech” acquirer, and potential tax repatriation of international profits will only increase the volume. So, is it true?

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 Recap 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, wed like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017. Some call this ambient AI and I just call it software.

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Recapping Q2 2017: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

To gear up for the summit, you can check out Blockstack Academy for a series of educational videos featuring the founders, Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali, on the history of the Internet, distributed systems principles and pitfalls, and a vision for what can be built using systems like Blockstack. We’re already moving full-steam into Q3.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. were more distributed. The flawed assumptions are now kind of obvious but when you’re running at a thousand miles an hour it’s easy to miss some signs.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 Recap. 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, we’d like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017. — BOLDstart Ventures (@Boldstartvc) June 16, 2017.

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