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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No more 60 hour weeks at a job where the owners apparently were unable to run a successful operation. Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- In my entrepreneurship journey, I’ve made incredible retail partners from many countries, and eventually landed my own show on HSN for 19 years. No hassles.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work. She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity.

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Why you can('t) recruit a technical cofounder

blog.launchbit.com

cofounders. technical cofounder. Why you can(t) recruit a technical cofounder. We didnt put strict specifications on what "technical" means, but the general idea was people who may qualify as a technical cofounder of an internet/tech startup and in particular, those who have been pitched ideas before. Viewed times.

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Challenge Games Acquired by Zynga

Austin Startup

Challenge Games’ Co-Founder CEO, Andrew Busey, will become Zynga’s general manager and vice president of the Austin studio. This deal will make the company the Austin-based game studio for Zynga, adding to operations in San Francisco, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Bangalore, and Beijing.