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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. It is slowly becoming Florida Condos.

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Entrepreneurial Density and Venture Capital

Feld Thoughts

Richard Florida continues to write amazing stuff about Startup Communities in The Atlantic Online. Two of his latest articles talk about entrepreneurial density and venture capital. The Connection Between Venture Capital and Diverse, Dense Communities. High-Tech Challengers to Silicon Valley.

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What happens when you find the right journalist for the story

This is going to be BIG.

She''s a mom herself and her family is a big part of why she lives down in Florida. It''s a great reminder for me to be a lot more thoughtful about who I''m sending which stories to and treating journalists like humans rather than distribution centers. Venture Capital & Technology' Thanks, Sarah.

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

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. Semiconductors. Telecommunications. Transportation. Stock Quotes.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Over the past two years, one of the most influential venture-capital firms has turned the usual rules of start-up investing on its head.

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VentureGeeks Unveils Pre-Seed Investments in Five Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

The fund is backed by David Moche, a Florida based real estate investor, and one of the co-founders of About.com. According to the founders, Eyal Yair and Ron Hartman, the main benefit of the system is the ability for artists to distribute their music and charge for downloads, across social networks, but especially on Facebook.

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Get Your Money for Nothing and Your Bitcoins for Free

This is going to be BIG.

We''ve certainly witnessed recent real estate bubbles before--but they tend to be more pronounced in places like Nevada and Florida where there seems to be tons of land AND tons of excitement about that land. It''s an open, distributed architecture that anyone can jump onto. Is there a North Brooklyn real estate bubble?

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