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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. Craig Walker, co-founder and CEO of Firespotter Labs, a technology incubator, said it feels unnatural to bestow so much voting power on one executive. A version of this article appeared July 11, 2012, on page B1 in the U.S. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. TECHNOLOGY. CyberCoders.