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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. We also spent a fair bit of time talking about the changing nature of venture capital and in particular the hand-on practitioner role of early-stage VC led by accelerators such as YC, 500Startups, Betaworks and the like.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. Estimated 15mm downloads to date.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Most of us have seen some version of this chart that shows how the Covid pandemic has accelerated e-commerce adoption: What is interesting to me is that it has also impacted in person retail experiences. Most restaurants in NYC are not passing out menus anymore. It is not something I would have done in the past.

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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

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I’d love it if you’d take a moment to download the app and tell us what you think. As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps. As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps. Yes, we’ve only launched on iOS for now. So Why Did We Invest? L1I6RUWYJu.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

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It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Telegram announced their ICO and raised over $1B from some of the best VC firms. VC funds invested directly in MakerDao’s Dai stable coin. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

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Soon every company will also be a VC : The boom in venture capital activity that the world saw in 2021 did not fail to impact large companies. Startups and VC. Regardless, it’s out in the market racking up downloads, which is pretty bad. See you at all three! – Alex. The TechCrunch Top 3. What’s being funded in Africa?

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How to Sell Your Roadmap Without Selling Your Soul

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In part two I talked about how to ensure that your professional services practice doesn’t take over your software company although I’m on record that there is nothing wrong with a services company as long as you’re not VC backed. Often 2-3 customers would band together to fund an accelerated plan.