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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 25: Nigel and Vaughn Caldon and Kerry Frank

Steve Blank

It 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. Nigel and Vaugn Caldon , co-founders of BallStar social network for basketball players. Kerry Frank co-founded Comply365 in 2007 with her husband.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Many founders don’t understand why inside rounds are so difficult. Because we know in tough times we have to count on our co-investors to be good actors. Even Sequoia.

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Was Launch the right platform to Launch?

Professor VC

SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network. Launch is a bit of an entrepreneurial orgy (not in a Bang with Friends kind of way).