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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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As a venture capitalist, I am privy to innovations long before they become mainstream, one of the things I love about my job. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011….

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. Venture Capital. (3).

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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Venture Capital. (3). ► 2011. (2). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, August 03, 2011. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Venture Capital. (3). ▼ 2011. (2). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2011. (2). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Explore Venture Capital. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (1). ▼ 01/15 - 01/22. (1). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1).

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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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. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”.

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