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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

He introduced himself and we kept in touch through all the various social media channels—until I heard he was leaving Gilt. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. I reached back out to him and we reconnected for lunch at Coffee Shop right before the Techcrunch Disrupt conference.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Farmers subscribed to daily updates via SMS on weather and crop prices. Villagers in rural areas are now connected to health services via SMS updates and “dial a doctor” services. eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year. And Beyond….

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. add mobile and sms to your app. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â??

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

“I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” I use social media. I IM and DM and SMS. So let’s look at the main assertions. The industry is dying, except for the top 2%. The second is not. Agree whole heartedly.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?