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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). Let’s start with the fund.

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Top 5 Traits That Make Veterans Great Entrepreneurs­­

Up and Running

percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996 and that by 2014, this number had fallen to just 5.6 At New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC) , we want to turn those numbers around by inspiring veterans to take the leap into a life of entrepreneurship, and sharing some information to help you get started.

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

I was living in Boulder at this point, but traveling continuously to Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle where I was making most of my investments. We never invested in anything together, but after I moved to Boulder, I got a call from Charley one day in early 1996. Suddenly I was a VC. An accidental one.

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The New York Startup Market Rocks and is REAL

BeyondVC

OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. I remember the number 1 complaint in the mid-90s, New York VCs don't get it.

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The New York Startup Market Rocks and is REAL

BeyondVC

OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. I remember the number 1 complaint in the mid-90s, New York VCs don't get it.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

Here’s an example using two personal computers, one from 1996 and one from 2011. Also, I chose a 1996 Toshiba Portege 300CT for a sanity check: if I project the trend between the Apple //e and Portege forward, my Droid should be about 1 cubic inch, not 6. Read Gotham: The History of New York City to 1898.)

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

1961- 1996. John Frankel started as an individual angel investor in New York in 1999. Wiltbank & Boeker: “Returns to Angel Investors in Groups” 3,097. approx 1999-07. Villalobos & Payne: “Startup Pre-Money Valuation: The Keystone to Return on Investment” 117.