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When I was growing up, I had lots of smart classmates that were girls, but none of us were really pushed into math or computers or anything like that. Girls took AP history and AP English and AP European history. And boys took calculus and physics.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Anything Boy Calculus Classmates Computers English European Girl Growing Growing Up Had History Like Lots Math None Physics Pushed Really Smart Took Up Us Were

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Seed stage is an investment area that is really important for early stage startups. It feels like there is a need for trusted, experienced people to work with and to guide startups at this level.

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Topics: Area Early Experienced Feels Guide Important Investment Level Like Need People Really Seed Stage Startups Trusted Work

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Why do investors seem to care about 'billion dollar exits?' Historically, top venture funds have driven returns from their ownership in just a few companies in a given fund of many companies.

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Topics: About Billion Care Companies Dollar Driven Few Fund Funds Given Historically Investors Just Many Ownership Returns Seem Top Venture Why

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Many entrepreneurs, and the venture investors who back them, seek to build billion-dollar companies.

~Aileen Lee

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There is very little diversity among founders in the Unicorn Club.

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Each major wave of technology innovation has given rise to one or more super-unicorns - companies that could change your life to work at or invest in if you're not lucky/genius enough to be a co-founder.

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Topics: Change Companies Could Each Enough Given Innovation Invest Life Major More Rise Technology Wave Work You Your

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Some investors may grumble about entrepreneurs wanting 'unicorn valuations.' But let's be honest: most investors want them, too, and are supporting the massive capitalization of these companies.

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Topics: About Companies Entrepreneurs Honest Investors Massive May Most Some Supporting Them Too Want Wanting

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When companies are private, founders can share more about their future dreams with investors; report less; and the shares are illiquid, constraining short-term changes in valuation.

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Topics: About Changes Companies Dreams Founders Future Investors Less More Private Report Share Shares Short-Term

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History suggests the 2010s will give rise to a super-unicorn or two that reflect the key tech wave of the decade, the mobile web.

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If you're looking to grow your user base, is there a best way to cost-effectively attract valuable users? I'm increasingly convinced the best way is by harnessing a concept called social proof, a relatively untapped gold mine in the age of the social web.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Age Attract Base Best Best Way Concept Convinced Gold Grow Increasingly Looking Mine Proof Relatively Social Untapped User Users Valuable Way Web You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: Unknown

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