A rare defense of venture capital classic!!!!

A rare defense of venture capital classic (via Pando Daily)

By Sarah Lacy On August 30, 2013 One of our most popular stories this week was about the future of venture capital. It traced the asset class’s history from its boutique roots to the age of mega-brands to the rage around international expansion and…

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Webrazzi brings the finest tech and business to Turkey!!!

On the 25th September, 2013 in İstanbul, Turkey the 2013 Webrazzi Summit will be held. Webrazzi Summit last year was held on October 4, 2012 brought together 1183 people in 501 different companies.

Webrazzi Summit will cover a range of topics including Digital Marketing, Social Media, E-commerce, Venture Capital, Angel Investment, Online Gaming, Mobile Applications and more, where you will be at the heart of Internet industry, with keynote and parallel sessions during the day.

Dragon Innovation, Inc. Debuts Crowdfunding Service to Launch Hardware Companies!!!!!!!

Dragon Innovation, Inc. Debuts Crowdfunding Service to Launch Hardware Companies (via MarketWired)

SOURCE: Dragon Innovation August 08, 2013 07:00 ET Closes $2.3 Million Round of Funding to Help Hardware Entrepreneurs Succeed Through Every Stage of the Product Development Journey BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2013) - Dragon Innovation, a manufacturing…

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US venture capital courts India tech!!!!!

US venture capital courts India tech (via GlobalPost)

BANGALORE, India — At the Microsoft Accelerator office here, techies dressed in sandals, jeans, T-shirts and Bermudas hunch over keyboards in library silence. It's a day for beavering away, tightening the nuts and bolts of software. But the evidence…

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VCs on the future of VC!!!!!!!

VCs on the future of VC (via Pando Daily)

By Erin Griffith On July 9, 2013 Last month, at Pandomonthly in New York, Fred Wilson offered a surprising answer to our standard penultimate question, “What is one thing you believe that no one else does?” His answer? That venture capital as we…

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Immigrant-Founded Startups Surge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Immigrant-Founded Startups Surge (via Dice News in Tech)

As the debate over H-1Bs and immigration reform rages on, consider this: A third of the venture-backed companies that went public between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant among its founders, according to a survey by the National Venture Capital…

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Microsoft launches startup funding and support through Microsoft Ventures!!!!!!

Microsoft launches startup funding and support through Microsoft Ventures (via The Inquirer)

SOFTWARE VENDOR Microsoft has launched Microsoft Ventures to try to help startup businesses become successful. Microsoft has dabbled in helping startups try to succeed through its Bizspark programme, however the firm is putting more effort behind this…

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L2 Conference: Keynote by Dado Banatao!!!!!!!!!!!

On June 13th, 2013 at the Philippine Center in San Francisco the Latitude Longitude Conference, A Closer Look at the Philippines was held. The Keynote speaker of the event was, Dado Banatao, Managing Partner,  Tallwood Venture Capital and Chairman, Philippine Development Foundation.

Here are videos of the Keynote:

Scaling your business without outside funding — It can be done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scaling your business without outside funding — It can be done (via Pando Daily)

By Niraj Shah On June 21, 2013 In 2012, venture capitalists invested $26.5 billion in 3,698 deals according to the National Venture Capital Association. Many entrepreneurs I’ve met feel that the ultimate validation of their idea is securing outside investment — the capital to scale the business.…

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