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David S. Rose – Father of Angel Investing in New York

Startup Professionals Musings

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. The table below from web2asia.com shows the number of users of online social networks as of 2009. Lessons Learned.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. The table below from web2asia.com shows the number of users of online social networks as of 2009. Lessons Learned.

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Meet Our New Special Advisor, Larry Summers

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Marc Andreessen, co-founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. President of Harvard from 2001 to 2006. According to The New York Times , “Years ago, Henry Kissinger suggested that Mr. Summers be given a White House post in which he was charged with shooting down or fixing bad ideas.&#

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Joe Silverman, New York Computer Help ! #3) Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. 3) Love Solving Puzzles.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. With that in mind, new funds are a great place to focus.