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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. The only example I can think of today is Amazon which has now consolidated it’s various offices in Seattle in a single location.

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Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations

www.currentlyobsessed.com

Deals come in all shapes and sizes, and seed stage funds like First Round Capital and programs like TechStars provide flexibility Explosive growth companies and multi-time successful founders get atypical deals The other terms (besides valuation) matter too! For example, liquidation prefs. Read Terms that Hurt (Venture Hacks).

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

thenextweb.com

Seven long years ago, in 2005, Paul Graham had dinner with a bunch of college kids. After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Save to read later. or copy the link. Copy-paste link. Next story.