http://vc-list.com Place to learn what is happening in the VC world. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:14:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en America is a great country.  Over the last 100 years, hundreds of millions of people have come to America in search of prosperity.  Capitalism, with all of its flaws, is the economic system that has brought economic prosperity to untold numbers in America and around the world.  The incredible promise ... http://vc-list.com/5236/raising-venture-capital-2/ It's no secret that Google has ambitions of becoming an Enterprise productivity suite powerhouse; perhaps one day taking over the top spot from Microsoft. As Google's President, Global Sales Operations and Business Development Nikesh Arora told us at TechCrunch Disrupt a last week, Google hopes for Apps to be a ... http://vc-list.com/5235/google-does-the-hard-sell-on-security-for-its-enterprise-apps/ I’ve long argued that great entrepreneurs are born not made. I emphasize the word “great” for a reason. A hot market can convince someone to become an entrepreneur but such fortune-seekers are rarely the ones who build lasting, billion-dollar companies. What about those who say they never ... http://vc-list.com/5234/can-indonesia%e2%80%99s-ciputra-prove-that-great-entrepreneurs-are-made-not-born/ How much would you pay for an Android phone? $99? $199? Maybe $299 with contract? How about $50,000. As you recall, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman is a freaking $50,000 phone. It's only in beta right now, but it will run Android 2.1 and come in multiple styles including a model ... http://vc-list.com/5233/hands-on-with-the-ulysse-nardin-chairman-android-phone/ In his most recent email blast-turned-blog post, Jason Calacanis has chosen a familiar subject: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The post is more focused than his previous one about Zuckerberg, but in some ways, it’s more outrageous as well. In case you haven’t been following along for the past couple of ... http://vc-list.com/5232/facebook-steve-jobs-and-dog-day-afternoon/ Roland Oliver, President & Chairman, Monumental Venture Partners In early 1999, Mr. Oliver launched and organized Monumental Venture Partners, LLC, the general partner to MVP America, LP. Mr. Oliver successfully recruited the founders including MCI's New Ventures team, raised capital for the general partnership from selected investors, and formed the MVP ... http://vc-list.com/5231/investor-profile-monumental-venture-partners/ Editor’s note: Book rental startup Chegg is making money hand over fist. Guest author Steven Carpenter does a teardown of its business model and estimates its revenues will reach $130 million this year.  Carpenter was the founder and CEO of Cake Financial, which was sold to E*Trade earlier this ... http://vc-list.com/5230/tc-teardown-chegg-is-a-money-machine/ Richard Yen, Director, SABAN Ventures Richard Yen is a Director at Saban Ventures, where he focuses on venture investment opportunities in the digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet sectors for the firm. Richard also works actively with the firm's private equity portfolio companies and advises them on their digital media strategies. Prior ... http://vc-list.com/5229/investor-profile-saban-ventures/ Commission Lead Generation for Venture Funding Group. We pay $50 each for qualified lead generation that successfully sources new clients for our discount... From PeoplePerHour.com - 06 Jun 2010 01:43:35 GMT - job details ... http://vc-list.com/5227/commission-lead-generation-venture-funding-united-states/ Earlier this week during an interview at the D8 conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did the unthinkable: after finding the hotseat a little too toasty for his liking, he took off his hoodie.  Interviewer Kara Swisher quickly discovered that the hoodie had a mysterious badge stitched on the inside and joked ... http://vc-list.com/5226/join-the-cult-facebook-hoodie-with-mysterious-insignia-found-on-ebay/