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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

They then launched processing capabilities (EC2) and we startups suddenly didn’t need to buy production servers. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. Why would we commit hundreds of thousands to EMC before we knew whether we had a big business? Amazon will surely keep moving up the stack.

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Startup Tools

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SnapEngage – live chat integrates with your apps Zendesk – web help software UserVoice – turn customer feedback into action Kampyle – turn customer feedback into sales and relationships Ideaffect – customer feedback, vote, comment, manage Olark – live customer chat Assistly - Support customers by Web, email, chat, and (..)

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Startup Resources

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Amazon EC2. WSGR Term Sheet Generator. Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? In addition, TheFunded.com allows entrepreneurs to view and share term sheets, to assist one other finding good investor, and to discuss the many facets of operating a business.