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Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

Hunter Walk

But I’ve also seen a few change quite dramatically based upon the progressing ‘game on the field’ and my own VC experiences. One example is whether it’s assumed that seed VCs maximize outcomes by religiously holding their shares until the company itself exits. VC Skillset VCs are investors, not traders.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Long before that, the company engaged in anti-competitive practices and antagonized critics, especially female journalists like Sarah Lacy, who called out years of the company’s toxic issues as early 2014. In late 2018, the company raised $75 million Series C from Sequoia, arguably the top VC firm in the world.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. They worry too much about missing out on a deal. I don’t.

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GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

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We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. But … we had committed to setting up an EIR program where we would fund people to work on their ideas in our offices and also get the dual experience of working inside a VC.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

TechCrunch

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Image Credits: Bill Gates Foundation Gallup report (2014)/Endeavor.

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