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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

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FrancisBoulle : CEO of FundMine Francis Boulle talks angel investment and venture capital on @FrancisBoulle. howardlindzon : Howard Lindzon, CEO and co-founder of Stocktwits.com tweets about trends in social finance. skaritt : Social media junkie and CEO of FlockMarketing.com tweets all about marketing through social networking.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. This lasted from about 2001-2004.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors.

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Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps in 6 Questions

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For example, MySpace might have been the best social networking site around for connecting with friends, but the overbearing profiles and flashing backgrounds pushed me away. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing. To design like a teenager in 1997 using MS publisher is incredibly painful.

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