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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

1- Reed Hastings. Now more than 1 billion people use this social media platform every day. Marc wanted to introduce software that could be both functional and cheap. She persevered and disrupted the beauty and skincare industry with her business acumen and diligence. Photo Credit: Sandra Rios. 15- Karl-Johan Person.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. First Round Review. Inside the Minds of Top Venture Capitalists: Blogs You Need to Read to Understand How VCs Think.

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Boston Unicorns

Seeing Both Sides

We looked at the companies in New England (call them "Boston and surrounding") that had exited in the last 10 years (2003-2013) with greater than $500 million in market valuation. There are three companies that have achieved >$1 billion in value in the tech sector founded in the last 10 years: Demandware ($1.9B/2004),

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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

www.readwriteweb.com

Internet of Things. One of the most compelling case studies of this shift away from apps and back to websites came earlier this week from Jason Pontin , the Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Technology Review. After launching iOS and Android apps in January 2011, Technology Review ran into development, sales and other difficulties.

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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

Up and Running

Reason #1: Work on things that matter to you. You are defined by a line item in an accounting ledger, says Matthew Reischer, CEO of the website Lawyer Reviews, a site that welcomes feedback on lawyers across the country. “An Reason #24: The internet offers more sales possibilities. Reason #3: Make more money. FelenaHanson. .”

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