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MAY 19, 2010
Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. OTHER DEALS: 1.
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AUGUST 9, 2011
Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009. I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To tl;dr summary. August 2011. What’s happening?
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
From 2005 to 2009, I was fortunate enough to be part of a small group of New York City innovation community leaders that sowed some of the seeds of the thriving tech hub we have today. Honestly, it was a fair bit of hand waving and maybe a little smoke and mirrors--saying in 2005 that we had a ton of startup-ready tech talent.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
How would they know unless they surveyed a critical mass of startups all at the same stage now and then three years ago or so to compare? David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. The tablet market has absolutely exploded.
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JUNE 28, 2011
That’s awesome for users of Salesforce.com or companies that want to cater to them but less awesome for pure startups that want independence and are really just looking for cloud infrastructure. That makes both of these amazing companies great channels for startups. Facebook is a “platform cloud&# provider, too.
This is going to be BIG.
JULY 14, 2013
You can ask a bunch of startup companies to move to a place, but it''s harder to bring together inspiring people who will build the companies of tomorrow in that place. There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year.
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MAY 7, 2012
If you're looking to create a new startup hub, you can't look at the West Coast to figure out how to do it. I've spent the last few days touring the city and researching the startup culture here and I'm impressed on both fronts. It felt a bit like the knock on the German startup scene that I hear. It makes sense.
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