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9 Big Businesses That Began In College

YoungUpstarts

Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

When the NVCA or PriceWaterhouse surveys come out at the end of year I’m not saying they will necessarily will show aggregate $$$ or deal numbers up. style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Seems an obvious fit.

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. A check-in aggregation platform.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Criteo was founded in 2005 in France; now based in Palo Alto, CA. OTHER DEALS.

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Special: 72 Israeli Companies Exhibit at the 2010 Mobile World Congress

VC Cafe

BoomRing Communication – Founded in 2005, Boomring offers a complete solution for hosting providers and enterprises, seamlessly integrates mobile, VoIP and fixed communication. Environment aware roaming – seamless roaming between WiFi & cellular networks including sophisticated handoff mechanism. into an integral video clip.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

iSkoot, founded in 2005, has an office in Silicon Valley and an R&D center, which employs half the company’s workforce, in Bet Shemesh, Israel. Wireless communications chip developer Qualcomm Inc. is acquiring iSkoot Technologies Inc., an Israeli developer of technology for the transmission of web services on mobile telephones.

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Startup Resources

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Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Media Temple. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Seed Startups. Updated Business tools for Startups.