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Continuing our series on The Board Of Directors , this week I'll talk about the role of the Board Chair.
Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused o
Today we are excited to bring together a group of thinkers and doers to USV to discuss how networks are transforming our society and economy, and what this means for the future of innovation, competition, regulation and policy advocacy. We are calling the event Hacking Society, which is, of course, ambitiously broad.Pinterest is the startup that everyone is talking about (this is my second post about them this week) and the data in the infographic below tell you why. Their growth in traffic and time on site over the last ten months are incredible.
The Equity Kicker
Angry Birds publisher Rovio Entertainment has acquired its fellow Finnish game development house, Futuremark Games Studio, in order to get some new talent.
VentureBeat
Feld Thoughts
On my run this morning along the Charles River, I decided I was finally recovered from my 50 mile run on 4/7/12. The end of my run brought me by the Hatch Shell and I smiled, even though it was muggy, cloudy, and there were too many people around. I’m now sitting in the Ritz Bar (they now call it the Taj, but that doesn’t work for me) a few hours later with Amy doing some writing while she reads.
Ask The VC
February 2, 2010 1:11 PM Today, I learned that former classmate of mine at the University of Michigan has started a blog for startups dealing with intellectual property issues .
Paul Graham
New: Writing and Speaking | Property | Ambitious Ideas Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator .
Seedcamp is an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through our monthly Seedcamp Events , where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Yearly, we invest in about 20 companies this way. Our standard investment is 50,000 Euros in return for a 8-10 percent stake in the business.
seedcamp
I am very happy that the Senate approved the JOBS Act yesterday -- I supported it's passage and believe that it will ease the path for companies to go public faster in a way that maintains meaningful investor protection.
Redeye VC
As Rip explains it, ” announcing updates to its ScanDrop Mac and ScanDrop Lite apps (ScanDrop Lite is free) that let any Mac user integrate scanned paper with digital screenshots to create multi-age, searchable PDFs.
Ideas and Thoughts from Winter Street VC and Entrepreneur
As I’ve mentioned many times before: churn (the rate at which customers cancel their subscription) is the most important metric for any recurring revenue business.
StartupCFO
Startup Company Lawyer
[It's been awhile since I wrote anything.The Exit Coach a new type of professional engagement to assist young companies with the early stages of the exit process. Early Exits Workshop Videos from the Angel Capital Association National Summit In Silicon Valley. The Early Exits workshop was sponsored by the Angel Capital Education Foundation .