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Our areas of interest in healthcare

Version One Ventures

Interest 1: The next generation of patient social networks. I’m curious about a Millennial and Gen Z version of Patients Like Me that is mobile-first and built for generations that already share everything on social media. Today’s online communities for those with chronic illnesses are quite outdated.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

As more investors have more touch points with a “Softbank round” in their portfolio, a picture emerges — rounds here often take a long time to close. 1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information.

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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

So when an investment thesis becomes popular, when a new technology becomes available, when a new media consumption platform becomes dominant, if we believe in the trend, we have to “seed” an investment within the first three years and hope to “harvest” 5–10 years later. Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value. 9% (1 / 12).

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TECHSTARS AUSTIN KICKS OFF 2020 MENTORSHIP-DRIVEN ACCELERATOR CLASS, REVEALS 10 SELECTED STARTUPS

Austin Startup

Techstars provides their accelerator portfolio companies with access to financial, human and intellectual capital to fuel the success of their business. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models.

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The evolution of an investment theme

The Equity Kicker

The first major acquisition of a social business was Salesforce’s acquisition of Radian6 for $326m nearly 18 months ago. Software to help enterprises leverage social media was the investment theme that underpinned our investment in Conversocial last year and we have been looking for more companies that leverage the same trends.