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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. Some of our most successful deals have been in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and London. Startup Advice' We chose a location that fit our style.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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Given where most deals are this has historically meant NYC and San Francisco but over the years we’ve had big successes in Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas and London so we’re open to just finding the best deals. Was it hard to raise the fund? It’s always hard raising money. Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 17: Tiffani Bell and Clay Hebert

Steve Blank

If you’re a technical startup founder, one of the painful lessons is that it’s not enough just to build a great product. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more.

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The Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

While there are some cities in America which are well-known for startups, some of them won’t be the best for everyone. These cities (which will go unnamed here, but are in California and Texas) may be famous for startups, but they are highly competitive and increasingly saturated with businesses just like the ones you want to start.

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The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

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We had also just been upgrade from London to Baltimore. Startup Advice' .” But move them she did. And she decided it wasn’t really important to make me pay since the seats were unoccupied. 2 times in a row – unreal. My wife was a bit incredulous (but grateful).

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Lean startup tools for Rails apps

www.subelsky.com

Mike Subelskys Blog Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Lean startup tools for Rails apps A few months ago I was invited to dinner with the Geeks on a Plane crew when they stopped in Washington, and had the opportunity to meet one of my heroes, Eric Ries , author of the Startup Lessons Learned blog. Email This BlogThis!

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

startupbaltimore.org

Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? I’m no expert on the subject, but I’m the technical cofounder of one startup that I’ve been working on for three years now, and I’ve accumulated many thoughts about this challenge.