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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

I apologize for the audio quality – we did this in a rush because we found a last minute studio and recorded in San Francisco. This lasted from about 2001-2004. Finally, I do want to mention that Mike was the founder of DogPatch Labs , which has facilities in Cambridge, New York and San Francisco. Competitors: Google.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

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So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. Instead, that’s the sort of pre-series-A investment where companies or founders have visions of where they think there are underserved market needs, and they’re coming up with something super excited to try to solve that. . We’re a crossover fund.

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