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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). We three partners are working hard. Thanks from switzerland, Nice story!

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

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Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Top From Our Partners. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video. 5 Better Ways to Network on Twitter and LinkedIn. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures?

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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Since these early individuals will be critical to the success of your business, being present and managing them firsthand will effectively establish a precedent, not to mention, align them with the overall culture and vision of your company. Also consider an area for its potential business partners (software integrators, resellers, etc.)

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

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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. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Have an account?

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7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

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