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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

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June 5, 2012. To be fair Apple designs products in a holistic fashion… iStuff is remarkable not just for the physical product design but for the software user interface. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

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January 4, 2012. In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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Is it a case of just design it, code it, build it, deploy it, trademark it, copywright it and then go for funding? . How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

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Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter

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Typically it’s when Cambridge Associates releases their benchmark data on the VC asset class ( here’s a 2010 example article from TechCrunch ) or an organization like the Kauffman Foundation publishes a white paper ( a 2012 example article from Business Insider here ). What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

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April 13, 2012. 2) Design ethic vs engineers - Over the course of the last 5-10 years, many software-based startups are being built on competitive advantages of design and business model rather than technical differentiation. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

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June 12, 2012. But in 2012 it turns out I still pay for all my offline and online purchases with a credit card or cash, and not my infinitely smarter mobile phone. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. And Why 20%?

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Our Investment in Cloze ? AGILEVC

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June 25, 2012. But there are few products out there that federate the data across all of these systems and none that are solely focused on the individual user’s needs, as opposed to products designed to benefit company-wide usage or salesforce-wide usage. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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