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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. That’s why the best firms tend to raise every three years. But on a relative basis we feel blessed.

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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

checking out the shopping in Georgetown, saw beautiful horse country in Pennsylvania and upstate NY and headed down into the bays and coves of Connecticut filled with sailboats. We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

Sales & Marketing. --> Bloggers. --> Resources. 2009 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners. Here, digital audience marketers chime in on the ones they’re using now, and why. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. B2B: Business Media.

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Yale Born Cheeseboy Poised for Growth

Campus Entrepreneurship

He started by testing the market, first asking people where they got their grilled cheese sandwiches. His next step was investing $20,000 of his own money for a market test. During the summer of 2009 he opened three “Grilled Cheese to Go” booths at state fairs in Connecticut and had lines around the corner.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. Not everybody can, especially if they need to run with the idea to get to market. Pitching to investors before building is a waste of time especially if they do not understand the timing to enter the market. How To Get There.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I set out to address the environmental hazard of single use plastic bags and all the waste they were (and still are) by introducing a better solution, ECOBAGS®, to the market; a reusable bag made both ethically and sustainably. 8-Provide high-quality personalized marketing. I’ve always had a strong passion for online marketing.

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s the website for the publication “Communication Arts&# , and this year, this week, there was an article on some work that I had done last summer, 2009: [link] I don’t know if the link will still be active at the time of this article, but it was very nice to have that endorsement. 9) Please describe your typical workday.