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One day left to commission portrait of "Fellowship of the VCs"
"Are you a leader in Silicon Valley who has been unfairly left out of this work of art?" asks a project proposal on Strayform."Much like patronages offered by the leaders depicted in historical works, your patronage can earn you the recognition you deserve."More »
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At Meebo party, everyone's measuring themselves
For two years running, Meebo has allowed you to skip the software download and log onto instant messenger using your Web browser. Never mind that you can already do this! The startup celebrated its second anniversary of AIMlessness at Pier 38 last night with a cake, open bar and a giant game of Guitar Hero. (Pictured above, tech consultant gadabout Dave Matthews — no, really, that's his name — jams on the imaginary Fender.) And really, though no one at Meebo will quite say it this way, they've figured out they need more of a purpose in life. That's supposedly coming from the new Meebo platform, which will allow third-party developers to create applications for integration into Meebo's service.More »
2:36 PM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Megan McCarthy
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A rare view inside Sequoia Capital
Say what you like about Jason Calacanis: At least the bulldog-like entrepreneur isn't afraid to bite the hand that feeds him. Lightly. Without teeth. Calacanis accuses venture capitalist Roelof Botha and his colleagues of not being telegenic, a fact captured by AllThingsD.com's Kara Swisher in her video we linked to yesterday. But telegenic or not, Sequoia is the hot venture capital firm of the moment, which is why entrepreneurs should study, intently, the brief glimpse of Sequoia's inner sanctum Swisher filmed. Why? So that when you go to pitch your startup, you can walk in acting like you've seen it all before. Because you have. Required viewing, after the jump. More »
Kara Swisher talks to VC Roelof "Rudy" Botha, sneaks in her camera for a quick tour of the Sequoia Capital lobby. [All Things D]
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Youtube cash flood lifts all boats
Once you've had fun with the marquee moneymakers selling off their Youtube-bought Google stock, it's a diverting pastime to poke around in the guts of the SEC filing to see who else plans to make book. For example, Keith "Hope You Die of AIDS" Rabois could toddle off with $4.2 million. Rabois was the first person to see Youtube, asUPDATE: OK, never mind, just review the list on the SEC site. Too much table-text to run here, apparently.
