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The ‘titans’ of venture capital: Entrepreneurs, we’re here to serve you (venturebeat.com)
13 points by wumi on May 8, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



"Also, Doerr recalled that many of Amazon’s first orders tended to bundle programming books with how-to sex guides, which should tell you something about the company’s early customer base."

Ouch!

Or perhaps we're all part of the "continuous improvement" crowd.


I like this little tidbit:

In fact, Moritz said the firms have partnered for a total of 50 investments. The company names have started with the entire alphabet except for H, J, Q, V, X, Y and Z, and Moritz hopes to eventually cover all 26 letters. Maybe that news will help prospective entrepreneurs who are still searching for a company name




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