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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Founded in 2007. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Time will tell. Employees: 20.

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Ardent War Story 5: The Best Marketers Are Engineers

Steve Blank

Some of these advisors from the academic community would work with our of VP of Engineering and help us solve specific technical problems. Years later he would become a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital.) He would go on to be a co-founder of two mechanical engineering software companies.)

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” And Greg has had the most influence on Upfront Ventures’ strategy since he joined. He’s pushed us to be out in the community more.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

July 31, 2007 |. When you're getting started, sweat equity is often a critical component of your negotiating leverage with co-founders, early stage employees and others who aren't paid market wages to help you grow your business. This is the typical way that a founder determines sweat equity: foregone wages.

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Paul Graham and The World Out There

This is going to be BIG.

Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic. However, in this moment, I think one''s career in venture capital depends on changing your perspective. Of the 20 teams, only half count an engineer as a founder or co-founder.

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Entrepreneurial Story Telling

Feld Thoughts

The first one is about Next Big Sound and is titled Fueled by venture-capital funding and a love for unknown bands, can Boulder’s Next Big Sound predict the next rock star? EventVue went through the TechStars Boulder 2007 program (the inaugural year), raised an angel round (which I participated in) but never really got lift off.

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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

I am ecstatic to announce the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --my new seed investment fund. It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. By some estimates, 50-60% of New York’s startup community lives in Brooklyn--and at Etsy it’s as high as 80%.