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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

Up and Running

At the outset, it is worth noting that when it comes to the world of venture funding, I am a bit of an outsider. Until a handful of years ago, I didn’t even know what venture capital was, let alone anything about the complicated process of actually acquiring VC funding. percent of venture capital deals, and received.33

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Rare event in Palo Alto today: fireside chat with Lifograph and Microsoft

The Startup Magazine

He is also an Executive Producer and Creative Director of the DECODED Show , the documentary web series led by Microsoft Chief Geek, John Shewchuk – CTO for the Microsoft Developer Platform. She is a big supporter of female founders and investors and currently leads a community of almost 1,000 women leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More - Ten Recent Great Startup Posts

SoCal CTO

Do I Need a Co-Founder: The 90/50 Rule of Startup Founders - FairSoftware's Blog , February 1, 2010 Another post that relates to my recent post on CTO Founders and Cofounders. They now have a cool new way to get intros to these angels: StartupList. How Unique Is A Unique Visitor? -

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

www.informationarbitrage.com

Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business.

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11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

In the business world, angel investors are sometimes equated with actual angels, sent to help us fund what could not otherwise be funded. These guardian angels of innovation are responsible for bringing many new ideas to life. Venture Hacks. Follow Venture Hacks on Twitter @ venturehacks. On Startups.

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

I have no doubt he will, for he is a true “Startup CEO”, even though his title is CTO at Acquia. Angel Investor Drupal founder PHP Revenue Growth SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO venture Cash Flow CEOing leadership scalability tom nora venture capital'

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This Week in VC with Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

I spoke about the need of the CEO, CTO and head of Products to be in the same location. Can you please explain convertible debt and specifically how it pertains to angel deals? What advice do you have for people who want to get into venture capital? Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Great exit. -