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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

And there are a ton of dog sitters in Sacramento so I’m sure we’ll be able to help.” He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. He was relaxed and told me, “Don’t worry, Mark. Killina will take care of you. ” Booked it.

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How Investors Make Better Decisions: The Investment Readiness Level

Steve Blank

— As Selections Committee chair for our Sacramento Angels investor group, I review applications from dozens of startup entrepreneurs looking for investment. Filed under: Customer Development Manifesto , Investment Readiness Level , Venture Capital. Here’s John’s story.

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SXSW Startups: Fantag

Austin Startup

Fantag is based in Sacramento. Sacramento has a thriving startup ecosystem with the San Francisco Bay Area just an hour and half by car or train to reach investors and partners. Fantag was started in San Jose and moved to Sacramento to take advantage of this ecosystem. Tell us about the startup scene there. Sleeping more!

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” ” I said, “Why?”

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Understanding VCs – Where Are You on the Flightpath?

Both Sides of the Table

But your airplane that is heading from JFK to SFO and is currently above Denver might get preempted by a regional jet coming from Sacramento to San Francisco and even though you took off first he might still land before you. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital VC Industry. Some take more, many take less.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

Both Sides of the Table

The venture capital firm that bears his name. My parents weren’t rich (there were no rich kids in Sacramento) but we had more than most in this country. My second thought was that his letter was aloof and tone deaf like Mitt Romney’s “47% dead-enders” rant. Kleiner Perkins. I am a beneficiary of that.

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New Year, New & Improved NextView Accelerator

View from Seed

Our wrap-up day will be hosted in San Francisco and will focus on exposing our geographically diverse teams to the epicenter of venture capital within Silicon Valley. Our kickoff day will be hosted in New York and will focus on establishing inter-cohort relationships while commencing our pre-seed tailored programming.