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What Happened in 2Q12…
Monday, August 13, 2012 Michael Greeley - General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
An interesting report from the law firm Cooley crossed my desk this week titled “Cooley Venture Financing Report” – ok, maybe not that interesting – but the report looked...
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Funding, Opinions, Voices
Series on Trust: The LP and the VC
Friday, August 10, 2012 Jo Tango - Partner, Kepha Partners
This is the second post in a blog series on trust.  Last week, I wrote that VC is a “trust business” and I highlighted why trust between an entrepreneur and a VC is important...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai
Thursday, August 9, 2012 Jeff Bussgang - General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
I have been thinking lately about how hard it is to scale start-ups.  The Lean Start-Up movement, as exemplified in Eric Ries' book The Lean Start-Up, has appropriately focused a great deal...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices
Apple Stores: Brilliant Branding but a New Product Speed Bump
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Jon Steiman - Co-Founder, Spottah
Apple TV is an aberration from every other Apple product. Rather than being an all-in-one device, Apple TV is a component that plugs into televisions manufactured...
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Opinions, Technology Trends, Voices
Series on Trust: When Entrepreneurs and VCs Break Up
Friday, August 3, 2012 Jo Tango - Partner, Kepha Partners
We met with some of our large investors recently, and one of them mentioned: “VC is a trust business.”  He was saying that he trusted us.  I’ve been thinking...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Meeting Funding Requirements for Your Start-Up
Thursday, August 2, 2012 Andy Palmer & Mike Stonebraker - Serial Entrepreneurs
Ok, you have the #1 requirement for starting a company:  a good idea that’s commercializable. Now, what’s the best way to get the money...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Funding, Voices
Customer References: Why Investors Need Them and How to Make Sharing Them Less Painful
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Ricky Pelletier - Associate, OpenView Venture Partners
So you’ve decided to raise capital and have figured out what your ideal partner would look like – great! If you’re still toying with theidea of raising or trying to figure out...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Voices
Social and eCommerce
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Sean Marsh - Co-Founder and General Partner, Point Judith Capital
In the wake of the Pinterest round valuing the company at $1.5B from the Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, it is hard not to notice that social and ecommerce have...
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Lessons Learned, Opinions, Technology Trends, Voices
The Slog Continues…
Monday, July 23, 2012 Michael Greeley - General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
Last week the National Venture Capital Association (where I am on the Executive Committee) and Thomson Reuters announced the 2Q12 fundraising data for venture firms...
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Funding, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices
The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 2]
Friday, July 20, 2012 Lee Hower - Partner and Co-Founder, NextView Ventures
Last week I wrote about some of the common factors that have led great VC firms to stumble or even fade from existence entirely.  I wanted to follow-up with some...
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Funding, Lessons Learned, Success Stories, Voices