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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. Accept that many successful companies are going to want to be backed by big-name firms in other cities. Instead, focus on getting them ready for that stage. And do your customer development. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

7mm in Series C; last round was in 2008; total $24mm raised – Investor: Bessemer (Byron Deeter)(lead); previous investor included Index Ventures, did not participate – Read more: TechCrunch , peHUB. 6mm in Series B; total raise of $10mm – Investor: Egan-Managed Capital, Sigma Partners – Read more: TechCrunch.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. Dell Embraces Tablets and the Cloud iPhone Coming to Target Retail Stores View More » Entertainment Now You Can Smell Like YouTube Sensat. Seedups Hi Jeremy.