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EMC buys portfolio company Greenplum - more behind the story

BeyondVC

We also leveraged the open source database platform PostgreSQL as the initial foundation for our technology. Little do people know that when Dawntreader first funded Dali Media along with Impact Venture Partners and Primedia Ventures that the company was called Dali Media and then Metapa, standing for media to all places.

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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

I think the other thing that sort of made me jump pretty early on the testing is we had been setting up this clinical trial with a partner for probably about six months, with a collaborator who had typically been incredibly responsive and would jump on the phone at a moment's notice. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like?

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EMC buys portfolio company Greenplum – more behind the story

BeyondVC

We also leveraged the open source database platform PostgreSQL as the initial foundation for our technology. Little do people know that when Dawntreader first funded Dali Media along with Impact Venture Partners and Primedia Ventures that the company was called Dali Media and then Metapa, standing for media to all places.

Portfolio 109
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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

Both Sides of the Table

First, if the VC does 15-20 of these under one partner then it is certain he can’t spend any time with these investments. We used the Y Combinator open source term sheet. They don’t mind being the lead investor on deals that they seeded. And then there is GRP Partners. And they don’t.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

mashable.com

Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. Open Source Lists. Global Syndication Partners.