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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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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

That kicked off a story that would take them up to two consecutive Zagat #1 ice cream in NYC ratings, the Food Network calling them the #1 ice cream shop in the country, and a prime spot on Oprah's List of Favorite Things. When they first opened, they ran out of ice cream in four days and had to close the shop to make more.

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The Parent Trap: A Response to Bill Keller (@nytkeller) on Twitter and Social Media

This is going to be BIG.

The New York Times' Executive Editor, Bill Keller, wrote a piece for New York Magazine entitled " The Twitter Trap " in which he laments the pandora’s box of continuously connected social media he has just opened for his 13 year old daughter by allowing her to have a Facebook account. that's right. It's not the tech.

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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. The media needs to do it''s part, too.

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Want to Know How to Better Partner With, Raise Money From or Be Acquired by a Big Media Company?

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In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. That they own a large piece of The Discovery Network? He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption. Do you feel protected from new media? That they own Reddit?

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14 Tips on How to Sell to Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

I list the online communities for VCs in general at Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital. Will Jacobsen, Head of Partnerships at TOGGLE AI , observed, “We monitor social media with Sprout Social to see customer pain points where we know our product can add value. You can also sponsor their events.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Venture Capital. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

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