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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). It was filed in 2005 and issued in 2010 which means there was a good deal of prior art around SNS before Yahoo filed.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

AOL INC BUYS ISRAEL’S 5MIN MEDIA START UP FOR $65 MLN. “5min Media is the perfect complement to our powerful video capabilities&# – Tim Armstrong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL. the New York-based Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc., in August 2010. in August 2010.

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Episode 82: Permission to be Profitable with Jen Sincero

Mike Michalowicz

Before becoming a coach, Jen worked in the creative department at CBS Records and played in several rock bands, which led to her first book, a semi-autobiographical novel called, Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer (MTV/Pocket Books, 2002).

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