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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

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I had long ago ceded the knowledge and responsibility for making the detailed technical recommendations about platforms, databases, hosting solutions, etc. So I would go to lunch with our senior architect and ask 50 questions about the differences between Postgres , MySQL and Oracle databases.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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The team methodically worked on how to build a database of national vendors by business type, location, product type, hours, etc. When all of that was built we knew the next major step was to figure out how to go national on a cost-effective basis and – of course – how to make this available on your mobile phone.

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HealthDataInsights Sells for $400 Million. Big Win for GRP Partners.

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note: some people note that Prequin is only one of several industry databases ranking companies. Having had several big exits like this under our belt (the largest being Ulta ) is what drives the Prequin returns for our last GRP fund to be ranked at the top performing fund in the US for its vintage year.

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8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal

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You need to keep your database in terms of connections and the people you know. On being a woman, becoming a mom & forming a sense of identity [20-45 ]. For women - &# Don’t get off the train completely when you have children. You need to keep your skills. You need to keep your relationships up.&#.

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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures

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He built an internal database of downstream VC investors so that as each company is ready to raise more capital they don’t have to start from scratch. We track which investment firms and which investment partners are a good fit for each company we have back so that we don’t have a scattergun approach to fund raising.

Partner 150
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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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Servers, databases, bandwidth – they’re all virtual now. And we all know the fables about how people used to start businesses by taking a second mortgage on their home or by running up credit card debt. Your financial risks of starting most technology companies these days are so low. It’s lost salary for a period of time.

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant.