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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude.

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How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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