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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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Get Ready For Q115 Fundraising Insanity

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As we enter the time of year where every media-related thingy publishes it’s “best of 2014″ and “predictions for 2015″ lists, I simply pass on participating in all of them and read none of them. I’m not a predictor. enterprise software license sales) that is no longer trendy.

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Transparent Funding Announcements

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After he posted it, he sent around the link to a few prominent people in the tech media. When I pondered it, I realized how divergent the media was becoming from what entrepreneurs were thirsty for in terms of substance. Interestingly, the media wrote more this time. None of them covered the financing in any way.

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