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Kernel column: Falling costs enable regional startup hubs

The Equity Kicker

As we all know, the last ten years has seen a near-total collapse of the innovation cost curve, thanks to the perfect storm of open-source, cloud infrastructure, and “free” global distribution via search, social and app stores. Those VCs were nearly all situated in Silicon Valley and most companies couldn’t get very far without going to them.

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I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located

Both Sides of the Table

We’re recommending to our companies that they be distributed.&#. The CIC, founded in 1999, is located adjacent to MIT and has more than 100,000 sq ft of space for nearby startups that qualify to be housed there. It’s what Silicon Valley / San Fran entrepreneurs get for free.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Follow Amber on Twitter @amberallen_aa #Gaming #Esports #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #MixedReality #AmbersReality Andy Tryba recently launched a new company with Donald Park from Vista Equity, called Ionic Partners, after almost a decade running companies for Joe Liemandt.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001. Term Sheet. Fear & Greed.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever. In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. The typical Silicon Valley term sheet does not include such terms.

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Does Elon Musk + Peter Thiel = 3 or 1.5

Professor VC

Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. Luckily, Google was one of the 150 and did ultimately return the fund assuming the LP was smart enough to hold the stock after distribution.

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