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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. We all know that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is often not.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

This is going to be BIG.

I am excited to announce nextNY Fellows--a program that will support four new community leaders in 2011 build on what we already have and make it better, all while building their own skills and network. Here's what they will get: - A $500 stipend for 2011 to be used on leadership development. The details of this program are below.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

When Mucker launched back in 2011, our founding partners, who had left Silicon Valley for LA, set out to prove that high-growth companies can be built anywhere. When we think about the opportunity beyond Silicon Valley, we are really speaking of America. America is the opportunity and we are worthy of investment, aren’t we? “We”

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Web3 vs Web2

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It became clear early in the 2000s that the big opportunity in the web would be to build large networks of engaged users. And the way many/most of those networks were built was by delivering single user utility day-one and then building out network effects around that utility.

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

Both Sides of the Table

2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. August 2011. Creative destruction will continue to create opportunities for people who understand the deflationary economics of the Internet. We did not. Fundings boomed.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Just as Yves mentored me when I became his co-managing partner in 2011, he didn’t seek to ride off into the sunset either. So why now? And what does that really mean for the firm?

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