Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? ) Just a minor nitpicky point: San Jose is actually much larger than SF, in both population and land area.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the trailer below, Brad Pitt in describing the new player acquisition philosophy, says "we are card counters at the blackjack table were going to turn the odds at the casino" I look forward to checking out the movie and seeing if RSCM can exploit the odds on early stage investing. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Lead Gen: I utilized my friends, professional contacts, and Harvard networks by sending out emails to list serves, reaching out to people, and getting referrals. I attended engineering-focused Meetups and networking events. After the group exercise, we were free to network some more and meet people outside of our group.

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Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

Happy Grasshopper is an e-mail marketing service that assists real estate agents in reaching out to their networks and generating referrals. We discussed a numbers of customer acquisition methods to do so. Next week, we are going to partner with the Indian Angel Network for the strategy roundtable. Social Pulse.

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San Jose Entrepreneur United States Washington 115

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Besides the natural fit with eBay, he wanted the buyer to feel good following the acquisition and certainly the investors in StubHub were happy. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Heres another bonus lesson.

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Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I’ll give the example of the acquisition of CardMunch by LinkedIn. The combination of your existing network plus your Valley network can prove to be even more potent.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. I’ll give the example of the acquisition of CardMunch by LinkedIn. The combination of your existing network plus your Valley network can prove to be even more potent.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112