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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. JD Robinson Jewelers: The original “diamond man” (Tom Shane’s inspiration).

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Expanding your marketing, administration, and operations can present some serious challenges, however, if you prepare well in advance, then you will have no problem navigating the competitive business climate. Social media campaigns can be incredibly effective means of boosting sales and increasing reach to targeted markets.

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When Does Zynga Become a Value Stock?

Agile VC

Zynga’s faced a lot of pressure in the public markets recently. It’s hard to be bullish as a public market investor about a closely held company (in terms of control not ownership) that’s barely growing and faces strategic risks. market cap minus $1.6B Draw something… other than this painful chart.

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