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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding the fund vintage – “Vintage&# of a fund refers to when the fund was raised. If you imagine that they did most of their initial investments between 2002-2007 then it’s been 3 years of mostly doing follow-on investments in those old deals. We also took one of our large portfolio companies, Ulta, public.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

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Tools and Resources to Help You Write Your Business Plan

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It refers to the basic structure of a business plan, or the elements that are most often included. you can turn to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit Small Business Development Centers spread across the country. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. It doesn’t need to be an exact match. . In the U.S.

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Tools and Resources to Help You Write Your Business Plan

Up and Running

It refers to the basic structure of a business plan, or the elements that are most often included. you can turn to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit Small Business Development Centers spread across the country. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. It doesn’t need to be an exact match. . In the U.S.

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PC For Rent – How To Make Money Searching For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Regular computers must be united into a sophisticated computing network; big tasks should be broken into smaller ones; and all the possible contingencies — like slow internet or sudden computer shutdowns — must be taken into consideration. To solve any substantial computing task you’ll need more than one computer. Commercialization.

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What Seems Like A Fundamental Flaw in Microsoft Outlook Social Connector

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been obsessed with the notion of email as the ultimate social network for a while. I wrote a post in 2007 titled Social Networks In Obvious Places that catalyzed me to thing harder about this as an investor. Maybe I did something wrong, or have a weird configuration of Outlook 2007, but I simply did a straight install.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

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Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. The history of tech will always tell you there was a defining moment for companies (like Twitter at SXSW in 2007) but the reality is often more nuanced. Same with Gaga.