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In Cloud We Trust: First Round invests in Backupify

This is going to be BIG.

Not only were they files in the cloud, but they had all sorts of attached metadata like tags, comments, and groupings that didn't come in a neatly packaged desktop file. It became increasingly apparent that cloud applications were becoming a more critical aspect of not only people's personal lives but their businesses as well.

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5 Things VC Associates Wish Founders Knew Before Their Call

Dream It

I like to start my calls with quick small talk, then jump right into an overview of Dreamit, where we play, and how we add value. It’s critical you help the associate context switch by clearly describing your business model, industry sub-set, who you sell to, and how everything fits together.

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. So if we’re talking everyone getting funded without getting the benefit of an experienced set of mentors in a small, focused program like TechStars, or a lead investor who will spend a lot of time with you upfront, I’m not on board with that.

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Business Development for Early Stage Startups

This is going to be BIG.

I’m a big believer that the right kind of business development deals can lead to fantastic results for a company—if planned well, appropriately simple, and executed correctly. The Standard Deal The “standard deal” is minimum viable product for business development. An example of a standard deal is the one that del.icio.us

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e(verywhere)-Commerce

This is going to be BIG.

What if you weren’t just a platform for distribution of deals, but a kind of local virtual chamber of commerce or small business organization—with some social networking features so that retailers could get together to share best practices, work with each other, cross-sell, etc. Community is one solution I had in mind.

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Making the city we want to live in

This is going to be BIG.

I never felt so small—so powerless to push back against the forces that had impacted my city. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last few years—it’s that even a place as big as New York City can be affected by a small group of dedicated individuals—and that it doesn’t have to stay stuck in anyone else’s definition of it.

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Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem

This is going to be BIG.

There are, however, glimmers of hope--small examples of features and efforts that paint a clearer picture of what a great product experience needs to be. Now, I’m much more likely to share something on Twitter than I am to tag it in del.icio.us. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology.