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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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But I have been in close contact with the NVCA, many of the major law firms and many of the major VC firms. But I have been in close contact with the NVCA, many of the major law firms and many of the major VC firms. We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits. When the show has been processed it will be available here (estimated 8pm PDT).

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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Peer-to-peer lending is back! I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. The episode isn’t yet live but it should be in the morning (probably when you’re reading this) – you can find it here. Really!).

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Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

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” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. This is the same way VC firms, by the way. So there you have it.

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Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

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How about as a VC? Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. Surely--but then I realize how difficult it is to be an early stage VC in NYC. Its interesting to think about the career history of the VCs mentioned above. what has this guy done?

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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And this month we announced that Maker Studios, where I am an investor and board member, crossed 3 billion views. Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. This has been a very welcome addition.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started.