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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. For investors life is no different.

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What is CRM? Customer Relationship Management Explained

Up and Running

Provide employees with the information and processes necessary to know their customers, understand their needs, and effectively build relationships between the company, its customer base, and distribution partners. This can be direct business partners, vendors, or even affiliates that you identify a mutual benefit from sharing data.

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Starting up down under: The guide to Australia’s growing startup scene

The Next Web

all IPO’d circa 2007/08 for a combined market value of around AUD $13 billion. From starting the company on a AUD $10k credit card in 2002 to raising $60m from Atlas Partners in 2010, Sydney-based enterprise software firm counts Twitter and NASA among their clients. and RealEstate.com.au Accelerators. Co-working spaces.

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SX Startups: wrnch Expands Interaction

Austin Startup

You can also meet wrnch on Monday, March 12, at the SXSW Accelerator Demo Day , at the Hilton Austin, Salon C. We have been working on the engine for two years with key partners and will be officially launching it at NVIDIA GTC in March. “ Innovate or Perish: How Tech Will Shape Fashion ” is very specific, but super interesting for us.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”. Before they even launched, Mike and his team started bringing in hundreds of influencers from NYC’s technology ecosystem to their office to give them a private demo. They sold in December 2007, but he started selling Quigo in 2004.

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Virtual worlds – then, now and next

VC Cafe

The first major economic transactions in virtual worlds started around 2007 when the City of Amsterdam inside Second Life was sold for $50,000 or when someone bought a unique elf on World of Warcraft for $9,500. Unreal Engine 5 Feature Highlights | Next-Gen Real-Time Demo Running on PlayStation 5 from Unreal Engine on Vimeo.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Don’t even get me started on Demo Days. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. I don’t believe in paying the highest price to win deals. Have conviction.

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