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A Very Short peak into the Metaverse

VC Cafe

The term Metaverse was first coined by author Neil Stephenson in the novel ‘Snow Crush’ published in 1992. We are excited to continue backing ambitious founders in this space with our second fund, especially in Israel and the UK. What is the metaverse? I will try to unpack this further on a future post.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. 5- WhatsApp founders. One of my favorite business turnarounds is the story of the founders of WhatsApp. My favorite entrepreneur turn-around story has been of Eric Yuan, founder of Zoom.

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Those Beautiful Nest Eggs

Lightspeed Venture Partners

I first met Tony Fadell, co-founder and CEO of Nest, in the summer of 1991. In a company full of talent (the founders of eBay, WebTV, Android all came from GM), Tony stood out even at a very young age. Tony –working on “iPhone” circa 1992 Me–product manager, having a ball.

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My story and support for the Founders Visa

K9 Ventures

In the past few days there has been a lot of discussion on the topic of a Founders Visa. The credit for starting this fire goes to Paul Graham from Y Combinator , who wrote a great essay titled The Founders Visa in April 2009. As an immigrant founder, this is a topic that I can relate to and care about.

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[INTERVIEW] Peter Tassiopoulos, President Of Sphere 3D Inc.

YoungUpstarts

Peter Tassiopoulos has focused on finance, technology and startups since 1992. A year later, Sphere 3D engineered a $70 million acquisition of Overland-Tandberg, which propelled the company’s growth even further. He currently is vice chairman and president of Sphere 3D Inc.,

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Conquering Keywords: Six SEO Tips To Boost Your Blog Views

YoungUpstarts

Blogging is a great way to increase your ranking in search engines. However, if you’re not following the guidelines that get your site higher in the natural search listings of Google and other search engines, all your hard work may be in vain. Search engine optimization is a vital part of blogging. It needs your alt description.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects. Engineering & Accounting Svcs. Breaking Up (With a Co-Founder) Is Hard to Do. 12 hrs ago.