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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Companionship Differentiated value prop vs. generalist chat products – AI companion products hat specialise in content that mainstream models aren’t good at (or don’t allow), like fictional role plays or erotica. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios.

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An update on Version One’s thesis: backing mission-driven founders

Version One Ventures

At that time, Version One was a generalist firm, investing in consumer Internet, e-commerce, SaaS and mobile companies. However, most businesses are looking for network effects, so they are less of a differentiator than they were a decade ago. Amazing, mission-driven founders are found throughout our portfolio.

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How Can Venture Capital Funds Differentiate Themselves [VC Wish List Part 2]

VC Cafe

10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments – based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. Despite the VC’s obvious disadvantage in the early stages, marketing and differentiation of venture capital funds is limited today. what about all those portfolio companies?

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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Interview with eFounders

Cracking the Code

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). What’s the n°1 startup that you wish you had in your portfolio? Mobile will drive new use cases. Do you consider yourself as competing with US VCs for SaaS startups? with VCs everywhere in the world.

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Rocket Science 5: Who Needs Domain Experts

Steve Blank

However the VC’s are managing a portfolio while you, the entrepreneur are managing one company – yours. Think of the Microprocessor, Personal Computer, Internet, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Google, the iPhone. His point was that it was in the VC’s interest in having entrepreneurs swing for the fences.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height. Serifs are used to guide the horizontal “flow” of the eyes; The lack of serifs is said to contribute to a vertical stress in sans serifs, which is supposed to compete with the horizontal flow of reading ( De Lange et al.,