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Meet Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

He holds a Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering with University Honors and a Masters in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D. 2) New market (less common form, examples are Lyft and eShares) and 3) New business model (least common, non-K9 portfolio examples are PriceLine and SolarCity).

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Today I own and manage a company specifically designed to help people grow their portfolios. With a wealth of financial knowledge, I took a risk and became the CFO of a clean tech startup and eventually moved to San Francisco where my entire high end wardrobe became obsolete. Thanks to Jason Bond, Jason Bond Picks ! #6

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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

Creating and showing constant momentum through personal portfolio projects and volunteering is a powerful means of landing a new job as a product manager, especially if one has never officially held the professional title “Product Manager.” I learned that software engineers?—?or or developers?—?are stars to 4.6

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Developer Funding – How to Build Your Team and Raise Money (Google I/O Panel)

VC Cafe

I’m in San Francisco, attending the Google I/O , Google’s flagship developer conference. The VC Panel at Google I/O: Don Dodge, Rich Miner, Kevin Rose, Naval Ravikant. My head is still spinning from the past 3 days, which have been incredibly packed with events, information and networking.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #4: Seven lessons learned on the journey from founder to CEO

Austin Startup

I hardly changed anything below, but I did make sure the grammar and links were corrected: Two days ago I had the honor of keynoting at the First Round Capital CEO Summit in San Francisco. with the portfolio to show for it. The event was held at the Jewish Contemporary Museum. in our Series A. We have and we are better for it.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly