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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. was starting.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. If you figure out how to scale a video product inside of Facebook really, really, quickly they’re likely to allow it to happen for a while so they can study the positive & negative impacts on user experiences. It is Blockbuster video in the dawn of Netflix.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

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If you have an hour to watch the TWiVC video of Seth I promise you won’t regret it. So some show notes if you’re a bit busy to watch the video. Meebo angel investors also include Marc Andreessen and Auren Hoffman. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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The Long and Winding Road to Rock Band 4

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And, in case you missed it, Spark Capital joined us an investor last week with a few other long time friends in a $15 million round. I originally invested in Harmonix as an angel investor in 1995. It’s rise was well chronicled in this awesome Inc. Magazine long form story titled Just Play.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

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this post is all about the resilience required to keep going as an entrepreneur, not as an angel investor. He talks about the brutal, gut-wrenching nature of the pivot that OneSpot successfully completed in this video (source: TechCrunch’s “You Have to Be Willing to Throw it all away” ). But I digress?—?this and negative?—?voice

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