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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Tested platform on San Francisco’s Live 105; then scaled out for national syndication with positive audience uplift.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies. Take advantage of social media and emerging platforms such as AngelList.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. However, 1M/1M is a development economics project.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

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Investors! Join Me On An Epic 3 Day Roadshow Across the Great State of Texas

Austin Startup

Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. a lot of them are moving here from Silicon Valley! Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2013. Who should come on the bus? and around the world. Big thanks!

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