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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Setting Kids Up to Fail

This is going to be BIG.

You''re required to be a lot more entrepreneurial, which requires you to build your own networks in order to get customers and collaborators, since these functions won''t be under the roof of a big company anymore. It''s like when people ask me how to get into venture capital. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA and Central PA-based venture capital partners win EDA grant to strengthen capital access for regional technology companies

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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The Underwhelmingness of Facebook

This is going to be BIG.

Facebook, despite the fact that I use it everyday, is probably the online network I could most easily do without. Facebook used to have network pages where you could explore people you didn''t know. Venture Capital & Technology' Facebook, on the other hand, isn''t the origination platform of much of anything.

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Paul Graham and The World Out There

This is going to be BIG.

However, in this moment, I think one''s career in venture capital depends on changing your perspective. If you are a venture capital investor and you''re not preparing yourself to succeed in a more diverse ecosystem of entrepreneurs, you''re just going to get left behind. Venture Capital & Technology'

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The Business of Who Makes is Changing

This is going to be BIG.

something that many creatives feel about technology, that for all it has given us is has also robbed us of expressiveness and the ease of making. Tools like AWS, open source and web frameworks made the barriers to producing technology applications lower. Venture Capital & Technology'

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How to Be a VC: Being Open

This is going to be BIG.

In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. Just take how most people approach networking events and talks. In today's world, the democratization of technology means that the next big thing could literally come from anywhere. If you don't like helping people, venture capital isn't for you. I give a lot of talks.

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