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How To Win Friends and Influence People

You’re probably familiar with the 60’s bestseller by Dale Carnegie, or at least you’ve heard of it. He’s main point is “Interested is interesting!”. The best way to get people to want to connect with you is to show interest in them. We’re all selfish creatures, or so it seems.

How to find an international MD for your startup

It’s no secret that the London startup ecosystem is booming. It’s incredible to see it from the vantage point of Campus – new startups are created every day, and the slightly more mature international startups from the US and the rest of Europe are pouring in. A friend was asking for advice on how to …

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Forbes Reveals the 2013 Venture Capital Midas List

Forbes released the 2013 Midas List for Venture Capital today, proving that to be successful in VC, all you need is one big hit. Five of the top ten names on the list invested in Facebook, the largest tech IPO of 2012.

Quibb = Twitter + LinkedIn + HackerNews?

If Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Quora, LinkedIn and HackerNews weren’t sufficient for sharing links and professional thoughts, there’s now a new kid on the block. What it says on the tin: “Quibb lets you share what you’re reading for work. Use Quibb to post newsworthy articles, see what colleagues are reading, and discuss the day’s industry news”. But isn’t it a social network for professionals like LinkedIn? Not exactly.

How to Find Startup Co-Founders Online and in the Real World

So how do you go about finding co-founders and early members of your startup? VC Cafe took a look at the most promising sources for finding co-founders, both in the “real world” and online.

Lool Ventures Bets on Tactus Mobile, Unveils ZooZ

Globes reported a rumored $1.5 million A round for Tactus Mobile, an Israeli startup in the mobile payments space. The round was led by Lool Ventures, an incubator/micro fund started by ex AOL/Yedda execs and joined by Israeli angel Yuval Tal (founder of several payment startups including Payoneer) and additional private investors who led the company’s seed round.

Enigmatic Zon Networks Renames as Hola! – Best Kept Secret in Israel?

Zon networks, an enigmatic startup led by the former CEO of Jungo, raised a $7 million round from DFJ with no product in 2008. Two years later, there is still little known about the company apart from their new name, Hola!

LinkedIn Quietly Works To Boost Monetization

Back in January, LinkedIn had raised $12.8 million from Bessemer and European Founders Fund (EFF) based on a valuation of $250 million. Last month LinkedIn announced its $53 million round led by Bain Capital, based on a $1 billion valuation. At the time many prominent blogs raised their virtual eyebrows by the high price. From …

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VC Cafe Turns Two: a personal invitation to join the VC Cafe Network

It’s been over two years since I’ve started VC Cafe in December of 2005 with a simple goal in mind- to extinguish the notion that too many dollar bills are chasing too few ideas. Boy what a tremendous ride it has been so far. I’ve talked with dozens of Israeli entrepreneurs and VCs, witnessed the …

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