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What Everyone Should Take Away from Twitter’s 8% Staff Reductions

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I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. Others will follow.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

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This lasted from about 2001-2004. Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Venture Financings we Discussed. Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. There is also True Ventures that does early stage, seed investments.

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i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

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This achievement highlights their continued commitment to driving innovation and economic growth across Oklahoma and beyond. i2E and Plains Ventures have consistently invested in early-stage companies that solve high-value problems across major industry sectors, from healthcare and life sciences to advanced technologies. i2E, Inc.,

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

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Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Diverse startups are the key to innovation, creative thinking and growth, which is now more critical than ever before.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. Answer: Not much. And that was evident on today’s Angel vs. VC panel. It’s a shame. That’s awesome.