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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.;

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We told Andy we’d talk further when he got back from Europe. The VP of Sales and I flew to Providence to convince Andy van Dam at Brown to join our company, or at a minimum lead our advisory board. We’re building a supercomputer.”

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital. 16:35-19:35). 37:00-40:30).

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

And while the Soviets are fighting the Germans in massive land battles in eastern Europe, until the allies invade Western Europe in June 1944, the only way the U.S. Bear with me as this history takes you from the skies of Europe to Fred Terman.) And they got it coming and going to the target.

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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. In a similar vein, the Russian Venture Company is a government fund of funds, and a development institution.

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The Story Behind Our Investment In Fiddler Labs

Haystack

But Gade’s and Paka’s vision wasn’t simply to leverage AI for a vertical application. New laws like GDPR in Europe have introduced the concept of a “Right To Explanation” as a feature of data privacy laws. Enter, Fiddler Labs. Some states in the U.S.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Explore Venture Capital. Is Government a good idea? anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming.