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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

To put that timeframe in perspective, here’s a picture of analyst me taken at USV’s first office in 2005, dressed in khakis and a button-down shirt versus a picture of me, a GP at my own firm, over 100 deals later, now on my latest Zoom board call from my couch at home with my junior analyst of about a year and a half.

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Salon Owner Chelle Neff Talks Scaling, Sustainability and Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. We can make different boards that represent cuts, color, up-dos and makeup and show them to our guests, or have them make their own to show us. My motivation when joining EO was to gain more of a support network of business owners around me. What drives you?

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. What is ideal board structure? How to run a board meeting? and Half.com.

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

AsiaTechDaily

I initially worked as an analyst at a stock-broking firm until 2004 before embarking on my venture capital and private equity journey, where I made my first investments in Greater China before exiting via the London Stock Exchange later between 2005 and 2006. In short, venture capital is a long-term game, and there is no escape.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. What is the communication rhythm and dynamics with the board and in other meetings? In the beginning there were monthly board meetings then after Series C they moved to quarterly.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Raising money is hard. Of course much of it is conflicting.

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