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A reflection on a decade: 10 lessons after 10 years in VC

Version One Ventures

I’ve done this by surrounding myself with great friends and co-investors at other funds – a handful of them have become my best daily sparring partners (outside of Boris and Leah at V1). Founders can easily sniff out if you genuinely care about a new area based on innate interest and curiosity versus potential capital gains.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed - Venture Hacks , May 5, 2010 I recently got on the phone for a cross-continent conference call with Chris Dixon from Founder Collective , Mark Suster from GRP Partners , and our own Naval Ravikant. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. Prerequisites.

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French Tax Law for Start-ups: Ringing the Alarm Bell

Cracking the Code

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%. So why twelve years?

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LP Conference

BeyondVC

I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). At the end of the day, VCs are in the capital gains business.

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