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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. I said that I felt that Micro-VCs were the most important change in our industry. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. I believe that.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. Venture Financing.

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Why You Should Make Your Competitors Your Frenemies

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And as I talked about in my “talking to VCs about your competition&# post, the first instinct of a VC is no different. We all know that the existence of startups is all about limited resources, huge time pressures and a constant struggle to time market adoption and investor financing.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. VC meetings going well. 2 million in VC. And I had all the VCs play head games with me. I swore never to do that as a VC.

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Why Web3?

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It reminds me of the early days of web2 in 2001/2002/2003, when we started USV. As such Web3 can, if properly developed and with the right kind of regulation, provide a meaningful shift in power back to individuals and communities. The good news is there are literally tens of thousands of teams building new things on a web3 stack now.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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Maybe they were in their 20s in 2002 when being a startup CEO wasn’t really available to most? I often tell people in this scenario to focus on a VC “fixer upper.” Being the CEO of a fixer-upper gives you board exposure and VC relationships that will benefit you later. ” (Warren Buffett).

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Foreign investors, mature startups redraw New Zealand’s VC funding landscape

TechCrunch

In fact, in 2020, investors provided more follow-on capital than ever before, which shows a commitment to support startups as they scale, grow and hopefully exit — a sign of a maturing investment scene, according to Young Company Finance deal data. Note: All monetary amounts are listed in New Zealand dollars unless otherwise stipulated. .

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