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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. The best affinity networks are alumni networks (besides religion).

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

A 1997 vintage is likely to perform much better than a 2000 vintage because the former got to ride the dot com bonanza and likely saw some quick IPOs and crazy trade sales while the latter is more likely filled with many companies that never reached the promise land (or are still trying).

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. Founded 2007 in Boulder, CO. Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS).

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Business Week Report on “Radical Future of R&D” Misses Critical Capital Markets Link in Innovation Ecosystem

Pascal's View

But from 2000 to the end of 2007, the rate plunged to 900,000 a year. The quarter, which saw double digit declines in every major industry sector, marks the lowest venture investment level since 1997.” In the 1990s the U.S. economy created a net 22 million jobs, or 2.2 million a year. The pipeline is dry because the U.S.

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Publicity Stunts: When Good Ideas Go Bad

crowdSPRING Blog

Not surprisingly, Snapple declined to make a second attempt to break the official record, which had been set in Holland in 1997 by a 21-foot ice pop. In 2007 Todd Davis, CEO of the identity theft protection company LifeLock, decided to pursue a great new marketing effort. We Built This City. PR Destroyed It. Aqua Teen Hunger Fail.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

It was 2007. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. Here they were in what I thought was one of the most sought after jobs and they almost all told me not to do it.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Content Is Profit hosted by Louis and Fonzi Kame, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. After 2007, his letters became easier to read, even though Amazon grew more complex over time. Subject verb object. And it was intentional, John.

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