21. Red Stamp  permalink

Red Stamp
Www.redstamp.com

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22. Meet Marc Flores, the new MobileCrunch writer  permalink

Meet Marc Flores, the new MobileCrunch writer
Www.mobilecrunch.com

I begged and pleaded with Greg, editor of MobileCrunch, not to make me write this, but it looks like I’m stuck introducing myself to you all. So in my best Troy McClure voice let me say: Hi, my name is Marc Flores. You might remember me from such popular sites as Boy Genius Report or True/Slant.

23. Geothermal's Vulcan Power Raises $108M  permalink

Geothermal's Vulcan Power Raises $108M
Alarm:clock

Bend, OR-based Vulcan Power Co. has raised $108M in private equity funding from Denham Capital. This is the second equity investment in Vulcan by Denham Capital and brings its total investment in Vulcan to $166M. Other shareholders include a principal investing division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Vulcan’s geothermal property portfolio ...

24. Live Video's UStream Takes $20M + $55M Option from Softbank  permalink

Live Video's UStream Takes $20M + $55M Option from Softbank
Alarm:clock

Mountain View-based UStream has raised $20M in Series B funding from Softbank, at a post-money valuation of approximately $145M. Softbank also has the option to invest another $55M, while UStream says it plans to expand the round via pending commitments from other investors. Ustream previously raised over $11M from DCM Capital, Western Technology ...

25. Launch: AngelList, a curated list of angel investors  permalink

Launch: AngelList, a curated list of angel investors
Venturehacks.com

I’m psyched to announce AngelList, a curated list of super high-quality angel investors. And how to reach them. Investors like Jeff Clavier, Dave McClure, Rob Hayes, Aaron Patzer, Brad Feld, and 50 other investors have already joined. I want to thank all of the angels for taking the time to fill out these extensive profiles.

26. Google Is Wrecking DoubleClick, Says Unhappy Client  permalink

Google Is Wrecking DoubleClick, Says Unhappy Client
Www.businessinsider.com

I myself worked for firms that were acquired by Yahoo (YHOO) and AOL (AOL) for preposterous sums before management at the respective companies killed off all the value.

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Fmpub.net / John Battelle :   Tuesday Signal

27. Apple Grabs Smartphone Market Share  permalink

Www.thestreet.com

CUPERTINO, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Apple (AAPL Quote) is grabbing market share from its smartphone rivals, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which says that smartphone sales leapt 30% during the fourth quarter of 2009.

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28. Empowering Your Team  permalink

Empowering Your Team
Www.avc.com

Mark Pincus, founder/CEO of our portfolio company Zynga, is interviewed in today's NY Times on the topic of leadership. The part about empowering and scaling the team is really great.

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29. Who will save us?  permalink

Who will save us?
Seth Godin / Seth

Who will save book publishing? What will save the newspapers? What means 'save'? If by save you mean, "what will keep things just as they are?" then the answer is nothing will. It's over. If by save you mean, "who will keep the jobs of the pressmen and the delivery guys and the squadrons of accountants and box makers and transshippers and ...

30. When you’re raising money, the competition isn’t the competition  permalink

Venturehacks.com

“You have to understand that you are not competing with an abstract notion of what a good investment is. You are competing with the other teams that saw the investor that week.