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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. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. The Curation Team. Well, half of it. Photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg.).

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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. In short, venture capitalists usually work with a firm and expect to be involved in the operations and growth decisions of a business. What’s at stake? Angel Investors.

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Joining The B Team

VC Adventure

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.