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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020.

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The Amazing Disappearing VC

This is going to be BIG.

A number of VC firms have hired specialists in the area of recruiting. Drop by AngelList, where startups have been vetted by a community of advisors and other investors. One of my potential investors called me the "lean VC". Others have partners with expertise in PR. Need an even more Seamless-like experience?

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 55 Washington Street.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community. In short: We want to be pillars of our community. So we put in place a brand that we hope represents this. Authenticity.

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The Problem with Startup Advice

This is going to be BIG.

There are several key problems to this knowledge sharing little community we've built: People make themselves look better in hindsight. VCs construct stories in their head as to why they invested in this or that, and much of it is based on prior experience, but they're often awful at articulating the real reasons.

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The Importance of The Narrative

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I started off by running some lower-level roles like community service. I talked specifically about it in the context of raising VC / establishing credibility over on the Sales School blog where there’s a video & a transcript. I pledged what was then the best fraternity on our campus, Phi Delta Theta.