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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

To put that timeframe in perspective, here’s a picture of analyst me taken at USV’s first office in 2005, dressed in khakis and a button-down shirt versus a picture of me, a GP at my own firm, over 100 deals later, now on my latest Zoom board call from my couch at home with my junior analyst of about a year and a half.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. Managing employees and tasks remotely can be a recipe for disaster when you’re building a nascent operation. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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How To Close The Books on Your Startup

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If you’ve been operating as a Corp, LLC, or Partnership, all business associates need to vote on closing the business. If you’ve been operating as an LLC, review the dissolution requirements in your state’s LLCA (Limited Liability Company Act). Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

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2010 Operating Income: $16 million. round closed Feb 2005. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. 2010 Net Income: $8 million. Series B Preferred. Series B-1 Preferred.

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

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It was filed in 2005 and issued in 2010 which means there was a good deal of prior art around SNS before Yahoo filed. It is more remarkable for a large, well-known company that’s an actual operating business like Yahoo! First, Leader is an “operating business”, not an “IP holding company. link] Harry.

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How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud

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Network Operators: AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and others are getting in the game with APIs exposing network resources, including SMS and carrier-billing for in-app purchase. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Global Syndication Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

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Twitter search operators can help you filter out links (search “ -filter:links “) and find tweeted questions (search “ ? Try using a few search Google operators, for example: ["brand name" -intitle:"brand name"] to find in-text brand mentions you are most likely to have missed. Global Syndication Partners.