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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

Through his research he helped bring ARPANET to Philadelphia in 1973. They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

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How to Open a Successful Hair Salon

Up and Running

Dallas Alleman, the owner of Salon Du Beau Monde in New Orleans, and Avi Shenkar, the owner of Philadelphia-based BLO/OUT , have different backgrounds and different business models, but share similar strategies for success. However, he has opened two BLO/OUT locations in Philadelphia and is working on three other locations.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s

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How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven”

Up and Running

Jessica Magoch, Angel from Philadelphia, PA | Website | Twitter. They should also show that they have measured the cost of reaching that market by comparing a customer’s lifetime value (LTV) to the customer’s acquisition cost (CAC).”. Tweet This Tip. For me it comes down to “Intrapersonal Communication.”

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient

Austin Startup

Instead, an idea for smart outlets, conceived while he was still a student at University of Pennsylvania, evolved into Sapient Industries, based in Philadelphia, Penn., and launched in April 2017.

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. Using Monetate Real-time Marketer, companies are boosting sales while slashing costs and time-to-market. I tried to make it a little more entertaining than your average job RSS feed. It wants to click. It wants to buy that horrifically expensive purse.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s