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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. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Funding Problem.

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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). Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. Startup Advice' Let’s start with the fund.

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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. We can debate your startup over e-mail and Zoom later. So what do you do instead to create a better IRL impression? 5) Lastly, don’t flatter a VC.

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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. If women can get funded to run startups at 22-25 then they can get well into their experiences as entrepreneurs before having to navigate the tricky years of balancing being a mommy with running a company. And many of the best women founders.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 18th

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Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 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. This month's talk is about corporate formation, investor visas and and tax accounting for startups.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

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You know, because sometimes startups just simply don't make it [shrug] but you gotta watch out for those financial hucksters who are looking to take your money and run off to kick it in Fiji. 25 people I've actually placed at companies as part of a message of how I help startups. At least startups have accelerators, incubators, etc.

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Turning the Camera on Chris Dixon

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2. Chris then discussed his time as founder and CEO of SiteAdvisor, his first venture-backed startup. 5. We then went back to talking about how to choose the space in which your startup is operating. The firm focuses on early stage companies in the Northeast but occasionally invests in California startups.