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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones.

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Portfolio Management – Learning from experienced investors

NZ Entrepreneur

The Angel Association of New Zealand ( AANZ ) is co-hosting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners ( NZGCP ) a series of workshops on early-stage investment. Jason Graham from Movac provided an early-stage venture capital fund perspective, detailing 35 investments made across 5 funds and 22 years.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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Lessons from my first year at Version One

Version One Ventures

Writing, workshops/conferences/panels, teaching, and paying it forward, just as so many investors have for me, all help to extend my reach as I try to be as open and transparent as possible. The post Lessons from my first year at Version One appeared first on Version One Ventures. Here’s to an awesome year two!

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The Entrepreneur’s Wish List from VCs [part 1]

VC Cafe

VC Cafe asked entrepreneurs to tell us what type of help or support they wish they could get from the venture capital investors. Host workshops and help establish a strong management team within your portfolio. Invite to workshops meaning workshops even while you don’t have money to invest.

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A Great Example of A Professor’s Involvement With A Startup Community

Feld Thoughts

In addition to leading the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic that aids the startup community, Brad co-teaches a venture capital course at Colorado Law, along with Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group. Supporting entrepreneurs in our community is a central part of our mission.

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Accessibility as an Advantage in Venture Capital: Why Creating Value for Everyone in the Community Wins

This is going to be BIG.

We run a series of best practice workshops where we put top VCs in front of audiences of new junior professionals at funds and accredited investors looking to start angel investing—and we intentionally seek out underrepresented people to join. I generally accept any invite to speak or answer questions in front of a public group that I get.