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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).

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The ?PC? Era Finally Arrives ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

What we refer to as the PC era (the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000′s) was not just the desktop phase era but more accurately a desktop corporate computing era. It was only in 2000 that a majority of of US homes had a computer. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Read More ».

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My new fascination with Podcasts

VC Cafe

It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. The success of Serial, inspired a new wave of entrepreneurs. The James Altucher Show by Stansberry Radio Network on Apple Podcasts.

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My fascination with Podcasts

VC Cafe

It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player. The success of Serial, inspired a new wave of entrepreneurs. The James Altucher Show by Stansberry Radio Network on Apple Podcasts.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they they are all chasing talent. Something is different now. Texas is a leader in oil & gas but also in renewable energy.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

On the IT side of VC investing, we’ve seen countless waves crest and fall… mainframes to minicomputer/workstation, workstation to PC, copper to optical networking, client/server software to cloud, the fabless semiconductor model, magnetic tape to hard drive, etc. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. for college students and recent grads to work in startups.