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JULY 18, 2011

Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." Money man and pundit Paul Kedrosky also spoke at the International Startup Festival and offered humorous, blunt advice about how to get what you want from investors and investment bankers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Connected (social media, rolodex, leadership roles). Weston Bergmann is the founder and lead investor in a business incubator in Kansas City called BetaBlox. He’s lived in ten different countries and his dog’s name is Bootstrap. Remarkable education. Previously failed startup. Personal money invested.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC - Feld Thoughts , August 2, 2010 Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed investors.

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