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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). At any moment in time one of Upfront’s associates are likely to be working on: a pricing strategy, a market-expansion strategy, an M&A review, or helping build a company’s first board deck template.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Investing Strategy. What is ideal board structure? How to run a board meeting? Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. More recently great funds like IA Ventures, Floodgate, Rincon Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle Capital and others have raised money to focus on early-stage investing as a strategy.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. As a personal story, I sat on the board of one company with a very unhealthy burn rate relative to revenue or expected growth. Can a deal get done?

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. I remember this attitude really well from working in consulting where people took too much credit for “creating new strategies&# and deny any responsibilities for failed initiatives. And that’s what it’s like – all superlatives.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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“This essay is dedicated to the great VC’s on my board who I am lucky to work with: Sameer Gandhi from Accel, Jeremy Liew from Lightspeed, and Kirsten Green from Forerunner. In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. In the original version of his post, Andy writes. I rest my case. It is changing.

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