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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 Or less obvious, imagine Facebook without Sheryl Sandberg.

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

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It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. After that you could tell that Greg was really “all in” on the LA technology community. This is exactly the brand that GRP Partners wants to embody. We knew he had to be an investment partner.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? In Baltimore, I’d start by working at the Beehive coworking space , attending some Bmore on Rails events , searching for other technically-themed meetups , visiting the Node , and getting involved with Betascape.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Simply put, the business name Cardtek was derived from our core business, which revolves around card technologies. Cardtek rolls off the tongue and leaves a lasting impression that we’re experts in everything card and payment technologies related. Hughan Frederick, Nile Women’s Health Care ! #22-

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Why you can('t) recruit a technical cofounder

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As soon as "recruit and tell what to do" turns into "partner with and listen too". If you need a partner, dont ask someone to be an employee. Even if youre in the ballpark, presenting technical solutions raises two issues - youre looking at me as an employee, not a partner, and you might be a know-it-all. Mar 10, 2011.

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Will Millennials Change Manufacturing?

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Working with Lockheed on space technologies, she says, is “almost a guarantee” that you will be working on cutting-edge projects. That should be good news for manufacturers who are grappling with the Internet of Things and other new technologies. The flexible arrays produce 50% more power but with 30% less mass.