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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

There is a possibility that Amex may explore acquisitions within the Amex Ventures portfolio, but those discussions will be on market terms similar to those with other potential acquirers.”. Teten: How is the corporate VC model evolving: in how they interact with portfolio companies or the operating side of their organization?

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Most startups operate close to themargin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with clientscould be enough to put you over the edge. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. And we think its better if startups operate out of their ownpremises, however crappy, than the offices of their investors.

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Announcing NextView Ventures II

Rob Go

As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product. 2) Is your reputation in the market such that great people will want to work with you? 1) How is the portfolio performing?