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Austin-based Sizmek Aquired for $122 Million

SiliconHills

San Francisco-based Vector Capital, founded in 1997, has invested $1.6 Private Equity Firm Vector Capital announced Wednesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Austin-based Sizmek, an advertising technology company, for $3.90 a share, valuing the deal at $122 million. billion in more than 40 technology companies.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

I apologize for the audio quality – we did this in a rush because we found a last minute studio and recorded in San Francisco. This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. This lasted from about 2001-2004.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. So I literally started walking into restaurants in San Francisco asking them if this was how they were managing their businesses? Thanks to Dr. Dan Danyo, North Atlanta Hair Restoration !

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Are Things Moving Faster Than In 1999?

Feld Thoughts

When I started making venture capital investments in 1997, the pace of things, and the amount of work I did, was massive. The only constant in that equation 32 years later is the airplane, and as far as I can tell it takes about the same number of hours (six) to get from Boston to San Francisco that it did in 1983.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

In 1997 we were IT consultants. Our largest client was a world-famous ad agency based in San Francisco. Thanks to Jeff Ellman, UrbanBound. #14 14 – Out of Necessity. Photo Credit: Alex Mann. The internet was young, business was terrific, and we had all the work we wanted.

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NYC 2.0 (continued)

BeyondVC

Anyway, I happened to be in San Francisco for a portfolio company board meeting and some other events. In a scary way, it felt like it was 1997 all over again, and we were at a networking event in New York talking about their first startups. The only difference is that it is 10 years later, and we have greyer hair.

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

crowdSPRING Blog

He started his first company in 1997 at the age of 14 and has also served in leadership roles at Stardoll and Advertigo. ([link]. 02:00 PM: Daniel Ek Keynote Interview ACC L1, Exhibit Hall 1 – XSW Interactive is excited that Daniel Ek will participate in a keynote interview at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 16.

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