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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

Both Sides of the Table

For me this dates back to pre-Internet days of bulletin boards, CompuServe , Prodigy and the like. If you find the right community it’s a great way to learn, contribute and get to know other people with similar interest. Basically, it’s a topic community discussion board and that’s why people go to AVC.com every day.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. . We’ve had a supportive board and encouraging metrics and a helpful climate for our community news notion (now 51 sites in 3 states).

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

I have frequently heard the expression from other investors, “We can put a lot of money to work here.” This is the psychology that drives VCs to load up a company with more capital, rationalizing that $5m at a $20m pre-money valuation is little different than $10m at a $40m pre-money valuation.