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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
I’m pleased to announce the latest two panel additions to MobileBeat, our conference on mobile July 24. They are Mike Baker, Nokia vice president and head of Nokia Interactive, and Rick Segal, partner at the Blackberry Partners Fund. This rounds out our panels nicely. We now have the four major mobile platforms represented: the iPhone, Android, Nokia/Symbian [...]
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TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Today and tomorrow I am going totally mobile. And if you are in the Bay Area, so should you. It’s not too late to get tickets for MobileBeat, VentureBeat’s mobile conference that goes all day today. You can get a 10 percent discount on tickets by using using this code: TCMB08. I will [...]
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... how apps, if they can become platforms may become huge hits. We’ve got leading investors, such as Rick Segal from the Blackberry Partners Fund, Richard Wong, from Accel, Shawn Carolan, of Menlo Ventures — and even Rupert Young, of AT&T, who says the company has made few acquisitions so far, but that’s about to change. So, beyond the iPhone 3G hype, where has the cold hard cash been...
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Texas Startup Blog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Wow, Rick Segal (the Steve Segal of venture capital) is on a roll. His latest post offers entrepreneurs advice on which questions they should NEVER answer: Who else are you speaking to? [Answer: The usual suspects.] What pre-money value did you have in mind? [We are looking for a deal that provides great returns for all of [...]
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Texas Startup Blog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Rick Segal posted an example letter of intent (as opposed to a term sheet) that I thought was worth reading: Dear Dave, Thanks for taking time out of your schedule to meet with my partners and I regarding NewCo. I know a second meeting is a pain but it went very well. We think you did a [...]
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Ask The VC (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Rick Segal has three great blog posts up this 4th of July weekend. He's Canadian so I expect he is still working - maybe we'll see a fourth from him. Term Sheets vs. Intent 3 VC Questions You Should Not Answer Dancing With the One Who Brung Ya Happy 4th Rick. Keep writing.
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The Post Money Value (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
My friend and A list financial blogger, Mark McQueen , has a two part (more probably coming) series on how the Wall/Bay street i-banker folks can survive and cut back given the fun economic times we are in. Part one i s here with part two here . And a plug for my town, he says: "Move to Aurora VC Rick Segal tells me that this is practically a cure-all. Everything is cheaper in Aurora,...
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The Post Money Value (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
You just can't make this stuff up. Here is an email thread that wandered through my inbox: From: Mark xxxxxxx Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2008 To: Rick Segal Subject: Time Sensitive - Invest Opp Rick, I got your name from [] who indicated you might...
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Edu.blogs.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... has helped in his own way to expand the eduBuzz ethos in East Lothian along with the inimitable Rick Segal when they visited us 18 months or so back now. Shel has had his name stolen . Imagine that you arrive at school and, after a few years there, someone comes in wearing a pastiche of you and what you believe in, but their passport says... yup, they are definitely you. YOU don't...
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Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Rick Segal’s (a VC in Canada) recent post made me smile with recognition: It’s around 2a in Toronto, midnight here in Edmonton. 260 summaries, plans, ideas, and virtual napkins are staring at me with an evil grin. It can feel like it is hard to get a VC’s attention. I’d like to think that it isn’t because [...]
