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

This is going to be BIG.

It’s been incredibly rewarding to be able to offer relevant advice or a connection at the right time and to see when a founder builds on that key turning point and it leads to success. This is how Fred Wilson described me back in 2010. It hasn’t always been as rewarding as it could be, however.

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The biggest moonshots from 500 Global’s latest Demo Day

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Participants ran the gamut from fintech and sustainability to edtech and developer tools, and several stood out from the rest of the pack. Both outfits look to back early-stage founders with money and advice in exchange for equity. His advice these days is that startups should be preparing for at least 18 months of runway.

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Circularity Tales: from organic waste to alternative proteins

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A thriving economy that is sustainable to all forms of life and that operates within the limits of our planet is only possible if we do that. . Costantine Edward: Since its creation in 2021, our mission at AgriLife has been to make a difference in the world through sustainability. To avoid some catastrophic 3.40

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. It’s hard to say.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options

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Good advice for marketing mercenaries, but keep those pitches straight — reporters know when we’re being sold to, and the FTC isn’t messing around. “Even if those projects don’t see the light of day, the PR team has strategically positioned the brand as ‘innovative,’” says Tenn. “Gable weaves its story together with ease.”

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April taps AI to help personalize and autofill tax filings

TechCrunch

. “[But a major challenge] is that the tax industry is often forced to play catch-up to the realities of a rapidly expanding tax code, with changes from remote work, recent global regulations, tax incentives for climate, and sustainability and new assets like crypto and NFTs. Financing climbed to $131.5 The tides might be turning.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. It’s hard to say.