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California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado

VC Adventure

California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. When building an entrepreneurial community one needs to take a 10+year view of the effort.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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But the ventures launched in recent years with gobs of venture-capital funding and targeting niche markets have accelerated the movement with user-friendly designs and a tight knit to social networks Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Find road-trip partners on Zimride. Visit our Partners: USA WEEKEND. E-Newsletters.

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California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado

VC Adventure

California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. When building an entrepreneurial community one needs to take a 10+year view of the effort.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and six of the Fortune 50.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Through 12/31/11, less than 66% of the fund-of-funds called capital had been returned to limited partners. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%).

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Vertical and Social Web Trends For The Decade

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I offered to help him market his services through 1M/1M, since his target customer base overlaps rather nicely with the 1M/1M community. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by yirsh. Discuss.

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