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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

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Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?). I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. tanning salon/seed fund combo. scratches bald head].

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

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But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. hit nearly $1.8

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Makerbot: The First "Real" Brooklyn Exit

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That''s not really positive or sustainable for building a startup ecosystem. I''m also excited to say that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has already committed to funding a new product also born out of NYC Resistor. Check out this post from NYC Resistor''s blog four years ago about the launch of the very first Makerbot.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. million in 46 companies and we have helped those companies raise an additional $215 million from venture capital funds and individual investors.

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Do you really know how to learn?

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As I finished up my weekly newsletter of NYC's tech events and classes , I thought a lot about some recent conversations I've had with some new entrants into the startup ecosystem--enthusiastic young professionals whose stated goals centered around learning. Being able to think outside of yourself and your own experience.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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The tech community has been having a long-overdue conversation about mental health and work/life balance and it’s something I’ve been talking up as far back as 2006 , 2009 , and 2014 on my blog and in public. It makes me want to quit venture capital entirely. I continue to emphasize that as an investor today.