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Sphero Has Shipped!

Feld Thoughts

I remember seeing Ian and Adam’s video application to TechStars for the Boulder 2010 program (at the time the company was called Gearbox). I’ve worked with Paul since he co-founded Raindance Communications in 1997 and was delighted to quickly lead a seed financing for Orbotix.

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The Longstanding Appeal Of Investing In Singapore’s Luxury Hotels

YoungUpstarts

Largely financed by the Las Vegas Sands organisation, it was described as “one of the world’s most challenging construction projects and certainly the most expensive stand-alone integrated resort property ever built”. One of the most significant developments has been the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The converted.

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Connecting the Dots: How New Job Creation, IPO’s, and Venture Capital in America Are Intimately Linked

Pascal's View

Source: New York Times Opinion article, Inventing Our Way Out of Joblessness by Hank Nothaft and Paul Michel, August 5, 2010 ). billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. Patent Office (USPTO), could create 2.5mm new jobs over the next three years by contributing to startup formation. ” (ix) The U.S.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

crowdSPRING Blog

Here is my list for 2010 -I hope to run into you there; I’ll be the really tired looking guy moving fast from event to event. Time TBA: Recession 2009-2010: The Best Time to Launch Your Startup – While it may seem counter intuitive, economic hardship is the crucible from which great businesses emerge. ([link].

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Founders – Use Your Down Round To Clean Up Your Cap Table

Feld Thoughts

But, more importantly, is another point Mark buries later on, which includes an awesome post of his from 2010. I started investing in 1994 and while there was some bumpiness in 1997 and again in 1999, the real pain happened between 2000 and 2005. As Mark suggests, this is a moment when you can proactively make pragmatic cuts.

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Social Enterprises Globally

Business Plan Blog

With the 2010 election of Prime Minister David Cameron, a platform policy of the U.K. One of the five main objectives is to support co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises by establishing a Big Society Bank, which will provide financing for social enterprises and other similar ventures. Back in the U.S., and the U.S.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. Today’s Normalization.