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Our 2014 in review

Version One Ventures

Just like last year , 2014 has been busy and eventful here at Version One. Lastly, most of what we do is not possible without the support of our LPs, our colleagues, our partners, our portfolio companies, our family and friends, and our followers. The post Our 2014 in review appeared first on Version One.

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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses. by Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession. For those would-be entrepreneurs debating the startup leap?

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

Not just the $20 million round at Invoca, the $70 million I helped us raise at Maker Studios , but I was intimately involved with the earliest funding round at DataSift and every subsequent round which has recently announced $42 million led by Insight Venture Partners and $70 million in total. How is my scorecard looking?

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014.

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Transformify Partners with Genashtim to Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Transformify

Back in 2014, Career Builder has published a research where 81 percent of hiring managers said it was at least “Somewhat Difficult” to fill open roles due to lack of skills, and 61 percent said they had an experience of hiring a person who was not totally qualified for the position.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

The third class focused on Russia, which since 2014 has asserted itself as a competing great power. and its partners to mitigate that threat? -led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. What is the greatest current threat to U.S.

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Tough Competitors Are Your Best Strategic Partners

Startup Professionals Musings

Both partners must not forget they are still competitors. Even for small companies, it is critical that all employees be well-informed about what skills, technology and information can be shared with their partner and what is off-limits. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 06/06/2014.

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