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[Interview] Christopher Kape, Vancouver Executive, President of JAMCO Capital Partners

YoungUpstarts

Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness. While it is possible to get lucky once, it is unlikely to happen time and time again.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

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Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. I am thankful to all of FPV’s early LPs, advisors and entrepreneurs who are an indispensable part of FPV’s mission and success to date. Below is a recap.

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Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. Facebook estimates they already have 60% of addressable US internet users. But places like Brazil and India are estimated at 20-30% and Japan and South Korea at <15%. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Facebook, Inc. Read More ».

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. I am thankful to all of FPV’s early LPs, advisors and entrepreneurs who are an indispensable part of FPV’s mission and success to date. Below is a recap.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. At Blurb, we’ve built an Internet platform for people to produce their own bookstore-quality books. Tell Your Business Story!

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

Both Sides of the Table

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. million, then $5.9m, $7.7m

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products.