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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

It was an early example of the power of direct marketing and subscription services. There are three “megatrends” as he puts it – real time data, the social web and flash marketing. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Enter ShoeDazzle. I think of it as Columbia House meets Zara. Read more: TechCrunch.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

But the ventures launched in recent years with gobs of venture-capital funding and targeting niche markets have accelerated the movement with user-friendly designs and a tight knit to social networks Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Share your sewing machine at Zilok or trade it for an iPod at Swap.com. Thats real money."

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

These include the National Retail Federation, the E-commerce Association, the Direct Marketing Association, and the American Marketing Association. I actually discovered the venture capital firm that is backing my agency through a post by a member of Ladies Get Paid.

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Is There a Valuation Bubble for Social Media Companies (and if so, is it Bursting)?

Pascal's View

question in venture capital. This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. Welcome to the latest passionate debate over the ‘valuation bubble or not?’

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

Denver, CO, February 23, 2010 – The Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association today unveiled its final lineup of growth companies at the 27 th annual Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) 2010 Winter conference. Clementine Arts markets the first full line of natural art supplies for children. TopSchool, Inc.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The Venture Capital in the Rockies 2010 Winter conference is a premier event for both promising companies and attendees,” said Seth Levine, chairman of VCIR and a managing partner at the Foundry Group, a Boulder, CO-based venture capital firm. TopSchool, Inc.