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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

www.geekwire.com

Mobile News. According to the Dow Jones research, 43 early-stage funds raised $3.1 Madrona’s new $300 million fund — while the largest in the firm’s history — certainly qualifies in the early-stage group. Gist works the way you do – in your inbox, on a mobile device, or in a web browser.

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The Startup Pivot

Reid Hoffman

Microsoft went from MS-DOS to Windows to Office to many new reinventions, including Azure. For example, if you’re an early-stage SaaS provider that is shifting from a horizontal solution to a vertical focus, your mission, culture, and competencies can stay the same and the pivot transition will probably go smoothly.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

The Bing Fund will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes (loans that convert to equity at Microsoft’s option). Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M Entrepreneurs. Infographics. Management. Electric cars. Hybrid cars. Renewable energy. Smartphones.

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Startup Resources

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VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Windows Azure. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Twilio : Need to call/txt get a phone number from your web/mobile application? VC & Startup Resources.