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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004. Fundraising for the Series A looked like it was going to be difficult--and that''s when Rich Levendov from Avalon Ventures stepped in. I thank Rich and his team, as well as David Orfao from GC for their support of my good friend long after I left First Round.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee.

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Why venture capitalists are investing in international startups

David Teten VC

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. Venture capitalists like us are investing in three overlapping models of international startups: Companies founded overseas. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Companies founded by immigrants.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego).

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”. Mike told the potential evangelists that Hashable would love their support, and he asked them to tell Hashable what they didn’t like about the tool.

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Singapore-based sales productivity platform Nektar raises $2.15 million seed round

TechCrunch

Its seed round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Insignia Venture Partners, Arka Venture Labs, Better Capital and Vietnam Investments Group. During stealth mode, Nektar has been working with five companies, and currently has a waitlist of about 20 companies.

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Vietnam’s First Unicorn VNG to Make Historic US Tech Listing

AsiaTechDaily

VNG, established in 2004 and acclaimed as Vietnam’s pioneer tech unicorn, has experienced remarkable growth since its inception. With founder Pham Nhat Vuong holding 99 percent control of VinFast, the limited availability of publicly traded shares has led to potential stock volatility.

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