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Venture Capital is Back But Moving Up-Stage

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Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. Green investments jumped 55% and 134% on a deals and dollars basis, respectively, vs. Q4 ‘09. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.

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How to Make Profits Serve a Purpose With Your Startup

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Silicon Valley is on a tear, so it might seem like the US is teeming with startups. One of these fields is green energy. Recently, Bill Gates established a $1 billion dollar fund called Breakthrough Energy Ventures , expressly for the purpose of investing in green energy startups. There’s no better time than now.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

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Startup Resources

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Social networking. Social/Sharing. Elevator Pitches. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Bethnal Green Ventures. BigBand Networks. green tech. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Survey Monkey. Facebook Like.