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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

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The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. Coordinates Recent Posts The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] 11 July 2012, 1:57 pm Our Investment in Cloze 25 June 2012, 5:36 pm Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened 12 June 2012, 4:19 pm.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). 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.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

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The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. On May 2nd and 3rd, I led workshops for about thirty Estonian investors on syndication, due diligence, valuation and the post-investment relationship with entrepreneurs.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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2) Groupon’s Far More International Than Most Realize : Most casual observers know that Groupon’s been buying similar daily deal businesses in other global regions (starting in May 2010), and doing some organic expansion internationally too. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? And Why 20%?

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How Ridesharing Is Paving The Way To Our Driverless Car Future

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He is a globally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and the author of two other books, including “ The Immigrant Exodus “, which was named by the Economist as a 2012 Book of the Year. Alex Salkever is vice president of marketing communications at Mozilla.

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

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March 18, 2012. As a source of real-time content and information, Twitter really has no peer in most global markets (China being the most notable exception where local clones dominate). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am.

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Tech IPOs Are Back ? So Now What? ? AGILEVC

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March 8, 2012. But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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