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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Time will tell.

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. Both groups signed up for the deal, as did Lerer Media Ventures, and several other prominent angels—including Josh Stylman and Pete Hershberg, who backed my previous company. The next two should get announced in a couple of weeks.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Lisa Nicole Bell , Inspired Life Media Group.) Adam Witty , Advantage Media Group. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit

Duct Tape Marketing

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. It’s just that if we look at that as a form of marketing, like social media marketing or mobile marketing, that it really is just marketing that happens to use content.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

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Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. Such expectations have spurred the growth of a new crop of independent venture funds, with notable examples like Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital. They invest alongside financial VCs.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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That company, which now has a client list of more than 200 companies and additional offices in the Philippines and New York, takes on the startup projects that Kayweb Angels selects. The shortage of startup technical talent, especially in New York City, has been well-documented. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. That same month, prestigious startup accelerator TechStars announced its first New York City class.