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The Future of Brick and Mortar

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Perhaps the most widely known example that touches the tech community is General Assembly --almost 30,000 square feet. Story is a 2000 square foot retail space with "a point of view" that is part store, part event, rotating on a regular basis to feature different themes.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. The Funding Problem. Today’s Normalization.

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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

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Here are a few tips: 1) First off, be a good community participant. 4) Don’t push for me to say yes or no right then—because I see 2000 things in a year and do 8-10 of them. And if you want to know where and when I might be showing up to things, follow my weekly NYC innovation community events e-mail here.

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). It is 12,000 sq ft of indoor /outdoor space and we’re building into a community work environment. Like many modern VCs, we’re committed to investing in the community and in our portfolio companies.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 18th

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and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space. A monthly gathering for friends of #140conf to get together and discuss issues of the day. RSVP: [link] 6:00PM Fashion 2.0: Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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She was the dominant figure in my family and was both an entrepreneur and a community leader. Perhaps somebody will champion a similar initiative to get more young women funded straight out of college to start to reverse the trend and help lead our next generation of innovation. And many of the best women founders.

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7 Tips for Building a Strong, Vibrant Network

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I've been very lucky over the last six years of being involved in the NYC innovation community to meet some fantastic folks. I'd say just about everyone in my LinkedIn network , all 2000 of them, are people who I've at least had the equivilant of a 1:1 lunch with.