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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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On Human Capital & Venture Capital

thebarefootvc

No matter how capable and experienced, an entrepreneur needs as many trusted, networked and experienced eyes and ears to help her navigate through this dynamic market. If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them.

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How marketers can build thought leadership

The Next Web

Much like networking online today, it’s important to test different techniques to see what works best for you and what resonates well with others. Facilitate networking opportunities. Starting a networking event online or offline about your area of expertise can help better associate your personal brand with your niche.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2009. How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Groupons sold: 28.1M (Q1 2011), 30.3M (2010), 1.2M (2009).

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Entrepreneurs: regarding equity to developers

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43 13 comments [link] Entrepreneurs%3A+regarding+equity+to+developers 2009-08-10+23%3A40%3A49 Chris+Chandler leave your own , follow the feed , or trackback Chris Conrey says: August 10, 2009 at 23:56 Nicely said man, I may just start forwarding this one on to all the equity people out there. This is your only chance to get in.

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Lessons Learned: The engineering manager's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

I also have to include this caveat: we werent purely a software company - we built telecom network devices, hw and sw. Crosby made this argument in his book "Quality Is Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain" (Mentor, 1980) April 2, 2009 6:24 AM The Caretaker said. krasicki April 3, 2009 7:19 AM control valves said.