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I recently got on the phone for a cross-continent conference call with Chris Dixon from Founder Collective , Mark Suster from GRP Partners , and our own Naval Ravikant. And for my sins, I have joined the dark side as a fulltime gig, working for GRP Partners , who funded both my companies. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. Chris? MORE >>

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More than two years ago, my business partner and I discussed launching a hosted version of our ASP.NET invoicing software, DotNetInvoice. It's a similar process when finding a designer, developer, or any outsourcing partner. Tags: How-To finance productivity tools Introduction. It's a mix of shock and excitement. The Shearing. MORE >>