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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds. Lucian Wagner, partner, Privilège Ventures.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

We’re proposing to build a dynamic walkable community on a portion of the property, and then surrounded with open space and renewable energy, both wind and solar. And because we didn’t do that, even the communities in the Bay Area were beginning to completely break in terms of social fabric. Why am I working on it now?

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APRIL 27, 2010

Sramana Mitra said not to long ago in Forbes : “I have come to observe that most business school programs have an extensive emphasis on fundraising, especially from venture capitalists, and very little pragmatic understanding of what it really takes to get a venture off the ground. It’s a recipe for failure.

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MARCH 1, 2010

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. The simple fact of the matter is that most startups seeking angel or vc capital just don’t receive it—and that’s just anywhere. I was there, too. Misconception #2: There’s no tech talent in NYC/Wall St.

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MARCH 25, 2013

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. 10 Jay Street.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

One of the aspects of running a venture fund that I am most excited about is turning over rocks that other VCs might not. That's why Sherbrooke and Benchmark just put $8mm into Farmingo , to support these food communities via social software. You buy a tower, connect it to a community, now others want it. Absolutely.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Undoubtedly, that kind of strategy will actually work against Yelp in today’s ecology. With money off the table and big company bad behavior in the innovation community, look for the mass exodus soon—I’m sure the recruiters are already circling. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology.

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