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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response.

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Hotshot Advice on Raising Venture Capital

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It’s also why Jason co-teaches the venture capital course at CU Boulder. So when the founders of Hotshot , a startup that provides digital learning for lawyers, asked if they could come to Boulder and interview Jason and me for a video on raising venture capital, we happily obliged.

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Supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund

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Several people pointed me at Hadiyah Mujhid , the Founder and CEO of HBCUvc. Fellows originate and execute startup investments under the supervision of HBCUvc’s investment committee, a team of experienced venture capital investors. Amy and I, through our Anchor Point Foundation , are supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund.

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Something Ventured: The Founding of the Venture Capital Industry

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I figured Amy would veto Something Ventured after 15 minutes. I’d heard from a number of VC friends that it was really good, but the idea of watching a documentary on the history of the creation of the venture capital industry doesn’t sound like an awesome Saturday night movie choice.

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Jason Returns to the 313 for Startup Grind Detroit on April 5th

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In case you don’t know about Jason, prior to co-founding Foundry Group, Jason was a co-founder of SRS Acquiom and a Managing Director and General Counsel for Mobius Venture Capital. He’s going back home for a special event and I encourage anyone near Detroit to go hang with him. Prior to this, Jason was an attorney with Cooley.

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A Great Example of A Professor’s Involvement With A Startup Community

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I received a Silicon Flatirons email from Phil Weiser this morning in his role as Silicon Flatirons Founder and Executive Director. In addition to leading the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic that aids the startup community, Brad co-teaches a venture capital course at Colorado Law, along with Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group.

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The Founders: The Problem, The Solution, and Why We Give A S**t

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Are you watching The Founders Season 3 on TechStars.TV? Early this morning I got a note from Allen Morgan pointing to a blog he wrote titled Entrepreneurs: For Venture Capital Pitches, Say What Your Startup “Does” not What It “Is” It nicely reinforces the point that active voice wins over passive voice.