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Seven Reasons to Become a Founding Entrepreneur ? AGILEVC

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1) Creating an Organization from the Ground Up - Picking co-founders and then later hiring other great folks is always tough, but founding entrepreneurs get to choose their colleagues and together create an organization and culture of their own. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

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Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

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What Milestones Are Needed to Raise a Series A? ? AGILEVC

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We were post-product but pre-revenue when we raised LinkedIn’s Series A , but we laid out a specific plan around jobs/hiring and premium subscriptions which form the basis of nearly 70% of LinkedIn’s revenue today. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.