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Venture Capital is About Human Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. The explosion of mobile phones has led to a boom in inbound click-to-call traffic that has proven to convert at a higher close rate and increase average-order-value over web-only sales & marketing. Venture Capital is a people business.

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10 Keys To Surviving Startup Cash Flow Requirements

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital VC Industry. High Profile Deal of the Week: 1. This is “Adsense for Twitter.” Overture sold for $1.6

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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Playing With Fire – ChatGPT

Steve Blank

Over the last 50 years I’ve been lucky enough to have been present at the creation of the first microprocessors, the first personal computers, and the first enterprise web applications. First, you should definitely care. I’ve lived through the revolutions in telecom, life sciences, social media, etc., Welcome to our brave new world.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

There are three “megatrends” as he puts it – real time data, the social web and flash marketing. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Conway also spoke about the big trends in tech right now. These are all “billion dollar industries” he says. Read more: TechCrunch.

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10 Financing Alternatives For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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