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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

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Mattermark – An Example of How We Decide to Invest

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been through multiple iterations of competitive databases, endless applications for trying to keep track of companies I’m either an investor in or compete with, and every different type of alerting system you could imagine. This kicked me in the ass very, very hard between 2001 and 2004.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

Servers, databases, bandwidth – they’re all virtual now. I joined GRP Partners in 2007 before they raised their current fund (we closed a $200 million fund in March 2009). And we all know the fables about how people used to start businesses by taking a second mortgage on their home or by running up credit card debt.

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Monitoring Relationship Status :: Small Business Marketing Blog.

Duct Tape Marketing

Just so we’re clear, I don’t receive anything for promoting this tool, I just think it’s the right one for this use.) Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi.

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

Both Sides of the Table

In January 2007 I had a resolution to lose weight and I didn’t want to do it through some crash diet like Atkins that I felt wasn’t sustainable for me. Virtually every food that you can imagine is already in their database. You need to monitor what you put into your body and your exercise routine.

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AI Resurrections Are Coming

Start Up Blog

Given that much of my life is public, it possesses an extensive database of not just my work but also my experiences, acquaintances, and hobbies. And for those born post-2007, it’ll be nearly perfect. Currently, anyone owning a smartphone is inadvertently creating a Digital Twin of their existence.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector.

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