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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

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Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs in San Antonio will drive up to Austin for a day of office hours with guest mentors visiting from Silicon Valley.

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

As a source of real-time content and information, Twitter really has no peer in most global markets (China being the most notable exception where local clones dominate). But it puzzles me when companies publicly and vociferously deny how most of the rest of the world views them. companies (Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, LinkedIn, etc).

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Farmeron ? Why SaaS for Cows is Incredibly Exciting ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Yet agriculture is a massive global industry and one that is increasingly reliant on data for a range of needs – improving production, benchmarking across farms, even regulatory and financial reporting. We’re incredibly excited and privileged to work with Matija and the rest of the Farmeron team to build a great company.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

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GLIIF, LLC is a Hot Silicon Valley Startup designed to disrupt QR Code usage in advertising. It just seems to me that having a great idea without Silicon Valley connections becomes an obstacle. Global Syndication Partners. To leave a comment on this story, please log in with Facebook. or Twitter.