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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You

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As I reflect upon the journey’s I’ve taken as a VC since 2007 I realize that the ones I was best at – and that I enjoyed the most – are ones that began by falling in love. One with a company that produces games and educational products for children that we will announce in the next few months.

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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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Since 2007, the number of businesses owned by Black women has grown by 163%. If we are to create entrepreneurial ecosystems that nurture entrepreneurs of all colors and races, we must begin by addressing the systemic issues in play that prevent these business owners from accessing vital resources, capital, mentoring, networking and education.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

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Currently offers 3mm books to over 5,000 higher education institutions in the US. Launched in 2007 in Los Angeles by Adam Bernhard and Konstantin Glasmacher. Formed in 2007 by UPenn students, Nat Turner, Scott Becker, Michael Provenzano, and Zach Weinberg, in Philadelphia. Online text book rental service.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. Friedman said, [we have] “immigration policies that have our colleges educating the world’s best scientists and engineers and then, when these foreigners graduate, instead of stapling green cards to their diplomas, we order them to go home and start companies to compete against ours.&#.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

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EO has given me so many educational opportunities that have been: (1) worth their weight in gold; and (2) perfect for spending time with people who are “in the same boat”. In 2007 I came across EO. “The entrepreneurial journey doesn’t need to be lonely” Emma Welsh, founder at Emma & Tom’s and a member of EO Melbourne.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. It basically boils down to: educate, entertain, have a dialog, don’t be boring and don’t sit on large panels (doh!). We picked up activity aggressively in 2009. And finally, one non VC topic.