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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

When you think about the trends of faster-growing startups due to social networking, credit card enable and mobile first consumers – the reality is that many startups are becoming very large financially before needing to go public. 2007 was the watershed year. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having having raised $300 million?—?less

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Feedburner Network. Yahoo Finance. Paperblog network. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Being a San Francisco-Menlo Park commuter, I spend an average of 90mn per day on the road. Happy New Year 2008!

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

We are in the midst of two great disruptions to American business: the internet’s ongoing disruption of most traditional industries: finance, healthcare, retail, finance, fashion, etc. The Marathon Foundation (TMF) is a business development network dedicated to entrepreneurial growth, access to capital and deal flow.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Feedburner Network. Yahoo Finance. Paperblog network. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? ► 02/24 - 03/02. (1). Launch of the SaaS 13 Index! ► 02/03 - 02/10. (1). ► 01/27 - 02/03. (1). Save the planet!

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010.

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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

Feld Thoughts

His most recent company, Filtrbox, participated in the inaugural Techstars class (Techstars Boulder 2007) and was a win for all parties involved; Filtrbox was acquired in 2010 by Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE). This second kind of seed financing can be a double-edged sword for the entrepreneur and company if not very carefully managed.

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