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Why I Look for High Conviction, not Consensus, in Venture Capital Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

They have insights others don’t, they are getting into early-stage deals across the country that have become big but they backed the companies before others. They run a firm based in Detroit called Ludlow Ventures and do deals on a national level. And they have started cranking out super interesting videos.

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Want to Know How to Better Partner With, Raise Money From or Be Acquired by a Big Media Company?

Both Sides of the Table

They are also very active as an early-stage tech investor, partner and acquirer. 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! And thank you to Detroit Venture Partners and to Walker Corporate Law. But did you also know that they are a large cable operator? That they own Reddit?

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Well if you’re in Detroit you’re 100x more likely to get somebody who grew up in Flint coming by twice per year for ordinary reasons unrelated to work. Otherwise, good luck!

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Twitter Link Roundup #75 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. Half of Detroit’s public schools being shut down? Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. 1 – [link]. 35 Gut Checks When Founding Your First Company – [link]. 10 Questions VCs Will Ask and What They Mean – [link].

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The Maker Movement Is A New Mecca For Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Events for enthusiasts, called Maker Faires, now stretch far outside California to places such as Detroit, New York and even Shenzhen, China. They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find. A recent California event packed in 100,000 people.

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Google launches Google for Entrepreneurs to keep an even closer eye on startups around the world

The Next Web

Google justifies the launch with this statistic: there are approximately 400 million entrepreneurs across 54 countries, and 69 million early-stage entrepreneurs offering new products and services. Google is partnering to launch Founder Fridays in Detroit, New Orleans, Sao Paulo, and Moscow over the next year.

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My roundabout journey to Austin

Austin Startup

I spent the next seven years in the tech ecosystems of San Francisco, New York City, and even back in hometown Detroit, taking on various operating and investing roles. Considering that you can count the number of active, early-stage institutional funds in our market on both hands, that’s an amazing ratio!

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