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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. So it’s unsurprising that typical “A rounds&# of venture capital were $5-10 million. Enter Amazon.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

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venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". 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? The last closed market we had was from about September 2008 until June 2009--10 months.

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Here Are the Details About Upfront Ventures’ Newest EIR – @Chamillionaire

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This was 2009 and his understanding of audience engagement was far beyond anything I was hearing from most people at that time. After seeing Chamillionaire interact with several entrepreneurs both at events and as an investor I started introducing him to startups in an advisory capacity. Startup Lessons' Welcome to the family.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. When the show has been processed it will be available here (estimated 8pm PDT).

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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

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But markets have changed and I think investors, founders and experienced executives who want to join later-stage startups can all benefit from playing the long game. Imagine if, say, Autodesk had purchased it in 2009 for $100 million? Entrada Ventures? —?that It literally drove FOMO. Maker Studios?—?sold

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10 Questions for Brooklyn's Innovation Community

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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.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. 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. Why is that? We did not.

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