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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Thanks to Janet Bannister, Managing Partner, Real Ventures , and Erika Cramer , Co-Managing Member, How Women Invest, for thoughtful comments. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com).

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru. Back then there were “email forwards.”

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. In addition, HOF has backed 10 companies with roots in Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, India, Germany, Denmark and Russia.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. In addition, HOF has backed 10 companies with roots in Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, India, Germany, Denmark and Russia.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

thenextweb.com

Chris had been working on creating a better desktop search since early 2004, knowing that no existing solutions were any good. Kan’s latest venture is Exec, an outsourcing service for people to get their jobs and errands done for a flat rate of $25/hour, and he is a part-time partner at Y Combinator. Latin America. Middle East.