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Deal with Your Elephant in the Room

Both Sides of the Table

There’s an old saying that if I’m talking with you and I start the conversation by saying, “whatever you do, DO NOT think about Elephants &# then you can’t help but thinking about elephants while we’re speaking. Your A round investors are not stepping up. - And in the end I hired him.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate VCs open the door to their parent companies and are well networked in their industries.