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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

A 90% disruption in cost spawns innovation – believe me. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Open source became a movement – a mentality. Suddenly infrastructure software was nearly free.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. For this reason one of the most important companies for me at TC Disrupt was Datasift. And then came AOL.

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WorkRamp raises $17M to ramp up its enterprise learning platform

TechCrunch

“We’re disrupting the legacy LMS [learning management system] providers, the Cornerstones of the world, with our bite-size training platform,” said CEO and founder Ted Blosser in an interview. ” Lee is joining the board with this round.

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Jay Samit: How Startup Founders Can Avoid Getting Disrupted

WSJ - The Accelerators

Whether by design or circumstance, every startup will eventually get disrupted. Your board and investors even consider you the Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegel of your industry. The world continues to beat a path to your door until one day, when seemingly out of nowhere, the disruptor gets disrupted. billion this year.

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In the News: Coronavirus, industry reinvention & venture capital

OurCrowd

Historically, venture investing right after major market downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2000-2002, and after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. Despite the coronavirus crisis, 40 new jobs in Israel were added in the past month to the OurTalent job board.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Venture Partners may also consult with companies directly or serve on boards, in which case we’ll expedite their being compensated directly by the relevant company. How to find a job as a VC scout. Anthos Capital.

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The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021 Part 2 • 2022 From a Startup Equity Seller’s to an Equity Buyer’s Market

Angel Capital Association

Major capital market disruptions often bring a “VC Reset,” as venture firms rethink fundamentals, often pressured to do so by limited partners. Greater governance role for limited partner Boards of Advisors. The recovery following the Internet bubble collapse of 2000 similarly took three years.

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