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On Human Capital & Venture Capital

thebarefootvc

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. It is the downturns and bumps that separate the dedicated, long-term investors from passive ones — and entrepreneurs should keep this in mind as they build out their syndicates.

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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Bitesize Friday: Israeli startups get funded, launch new products

VC Cafe

Hopefully you haven’t heard of them before… Jivy Group - a mini-conglomerate of companies founded in 2004. Fribiz , a syndicated virtual currency platform launched this week. Calpers, eVrit, Matomy, Fribiz, eType, Venture capital in Israel, Consumer confidence in Israel, Israeli incubators, venture capital performance.