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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

Both Sides of the Table

Evan and I met regularly over a three year period from the time he was running Flux, which he sold to Viacom ( who was his strategic investor ). This is his third company that is in this related space and he was an early investor in Adconion. The way we use “computers&# is dramatically shifting. Good luck, guys.

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Three Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

YoungUpstarts

Going all the way back to Yahoo or Microsoft, the initial products (a directory for a nascent tech called the World Wide Web, and Microsoft BASIC,) didn’t look like billion dollar products at all. Many entrepreneurs waste time talking to investors who are at the wrong stage, sector or tribe.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x Investors: Google Ventures. AppDynamics.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. Total raised: $5.0mm.

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A Socially-responsible, Triple-bottom line Taco Shop: SMB Tech Talk from Chaia

Hunter Walker

This will help us create a web of loyal customers all over the DMV as we begin to focus on our next locations. Bento Box – our mobile-friendly website was created by them to help drive revenue and customers. I’ve been asked if our investors balked at the idea of a socially-responsible, triple-bottom line taco shop?

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A Socially-responsible, Triple-bottom line Taco Shop: SMB Tech Talk from Chaia

Hunter Walker

This will help us create a web of loyal customers all over the DMV as we begin to focus on our next locations. Bento Box – our mobile-friendly website was created by them to help drive revenue and customers. I’ve been asked if our investors balked at the idea of a socially-responsible, triple-bottom line taco shop?

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