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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. That company, which now has a client list of more than 200 companies and additional offices in the Philippines and New York, takes on the startup projects that Kayweb Angels selects. ); // Welcome to Mashable!

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene.

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third.

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

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They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. Both groups signed up for the deal, as did Lerer Media Ventures, and several other prominent angels—including Josh Stylman and Pete Hershberg, who backed my previous company. The next two should get announced in a couple of weeks.

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Behind Every Great Product

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Would that be perceived as “better enough” to get them to change their media consumption behavior? The good news was that yes, actually, this really did appeal to people. The bad news is that the team created some real problems for themselves. Kate is now a product leader at Shutterstock in New York City.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

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Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Cezary Pietrzak is a New York-based creative marketer and growth strategist. A tech and social media publishing site. Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Like Tweet.

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