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How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value

David Teten

Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. Fralic was VP of Business Development at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us He focuses on evaluating and sourcing seed and series A opportunities and has special interests in mobile, e-commerce and social platforms. through the Yahoo! acquisition.

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Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. You can go without these expenses for a short time while in startup mode, but if you plan to build a company that’s sustainable in the long-run you’re going to need to cover these expenses before you think about collecting a salary. .&#