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I'm Running for the New York Tech Meetup Board

This is going to be BIG.

I was also part of the original New York Tech Meetup board and participated on it until last year. I offered to step aside to bring a few more faces onto the board last year. That was one of the original principals of nextNY, the community group that I started in 2006—that anyone could and should run an event.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. An early Google employee, Stone worked on the Blogger team after its acquisition, ahead of helping co-found Twitter in 2006. million in seed funding (5.1

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Accel, BoxGroup, Cowboy Ventures, Pear VC and Yahoo to judge Startup Battlefield at Disrupt

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Hershenson also serves on the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College and on the Advisory Council of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the board of Friends of Hudson River Park. Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Rich Wong , partner at Accel.

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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. It isn’t new stuff. It just works better now and there are more people doin’ it. And then came AOL.

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A Weird and Wacky Approach To Angel Investing

OnStartups

That way, I still get to stay in touch with the thrill of startups, but I could do it vicariously through other entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneur vs. Investor Dilemma. No board seats or advisory roles. They require a board seat. During classes (which I loved), I missed the startup life. We were off to the races!

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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. Catapult VC.

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Why Draper Esprit doubled down on its status as a publicly listed VC

TechCrunch

To understand why Draper Esprit not only decided to stay public but doubled down on its structure by moving to the main boards in London and Dublin, we got on the horn with the firm’s co-founder, Stuart Chapman. Surely, we can reinvent and push ourselves forward as much as we push our entrepreneurs. I don’t get it!

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