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Fred Destin
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Veracode: innovation on multiple levels to outcompete HP and IBM
What looks like a great exit for the team at Fortify to HP (rumour says it's a pretty decent acquisition price) comes with a probable added benefit for Boston-based Veracode. Let's look briefly at how a company innovates on multiple levels to out-compete the 8,000-pound gorillas. Application security in the cloud If you don't know...
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CFOs in startups: you need to OWN the cash problem
Last few weeks I was in the South of France waiting for my kit to arrive to the Port of Boston. By chance I hooked with a good friend of mine who's enjoying a season off after selling the last company he was involved in (he's on his third exit, bless him). We talked business...
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Rise of the European SuperAngel
Poor European entrepreneurs. They can only dreams of SuperAngels, salivate from afar about the land of Ron Conway, the cool shirts of Sacca and the awesome dollar power of Angellist, whilst they're stuck with old school business angels or fee-charging networks, whilst European VC's, never a risk taking breed as we know, have all retreated...
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Super Angels, Lean VCs, Proto-Incubators, whatever. Focus on social contract.
I swore to myself I was going to stay out of this super angel versus VC debate but I find I have this compelling urge that I need to satisfy. First of all, let's move away from Roe vs. Wade style debating. There is no super Angel class that somehow redefines what venture is about,...
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Learnboost: making data useful for kids
I am not sure much additional commentary is necessary on the drosophilae versus dinosaur debate but for a laugh and some perspective, I thought I would highlight one entrepreneur who turned the debate on its head and decided to treat VC funds like super angels, proving that they, too, sometimes hunt in packs. So a...
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