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New Meetup on Building Tech Tools for Private Equity+VC Investors

David Teten

As one of the lead engineers at ff Venture Capital , I spend most of my day building custom software solutions that enhance our firm’s process–tools that range from portfolio investment management to co-investor and cap table tracking and more. I also teach Front-End Web Development at General Assembly.

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Introducing our latest investment: Shippo, simplified shipping for small e-commerce sites

Version One Ventures

We believe that Shippo offers the right algorithm, API, and web interface to change the game for mid-sized e-commerce shipping. Co-founders Laura Behrens Wu (CEO) and Simon Kreuz (CTO) launched Shippo in October 2013 and the company has already seen intense growth since launch.

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Introducing our latest investment: Shippo, simplified shipping for small e-commerce sites

Version One Ventures

We believe that Shippo offers the right algorithm, API, and web interface to change the game for mid-sized e-commerce shipping. Co-founders Laura Behrens Wu (CEO) and Simon Kreuz (CTO) launched Shippo in October 2013 and the company has already seen intense growth since launch.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO

firstround.com

Today, he’s the co-founder and CTO of Artillery , bringing console-quality gaming to the web browser. And even though I was the tech guy surrounded by capable business-focused co-founders, I knew that building a successful company was going to start with a lot more than a command line. I was wrong.

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Interview with Mike Brown Jr. of AOL Ventures

The Startup Lawyer

Founder and Partner at AOL Ventures , a few weeks ago. We’re broadly interested in a bunch of different opportunities within the consumer web, and tend to focus on Seed and Series A investments in content, advertising, mobile and local spaces in the US of A. I had the chance to chat with Mike Brown Jr.,