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Incentives in Venture Capital, Why You Should Avoid Your Competitors’ Investors, China’s Malaise, and More [link blog]

Hunter Walker

Why do we do this even at the cost of passing on an interesting company? Well we all know that early stage companies do a lot of exploration in their problem space before settling on the exact product.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. in 2007.

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Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Ten Most Innovative Companies In America | Forbes – [link]. Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. Why Ad Holding Companies Should Act More Like VCs | Advertising Age - [link]. Digital Titles at Ad Agencies: Going, Going, Gone?