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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. You could just outspend. The Holy Grail of. The leading provider of.

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What’s the Difference? Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor

The Startup Magazine

Most venture capital firms focus on targeted sectors of the business world, such as software, or on a specific geographical area when entertaining possible investments. When a company is targeted for Series A investment, it usually has a track record of sales or steady customer interest already. What’s at stake? Angel Investors.

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Joining The B Team

VC Adventure

Responsible to their employees, to their customers, to their communities. In fact, before there was Foundry we got together to talk about our core operating principles. As we’ve operated our firm over the past 9 years we’ve expanded on these ideas and tried to further integrate them into our business and our lives.