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WasabiVentures

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About WasabiVentures

Wasabi Ventures is a different kind of venture capital firm made up of three distinct, but connected aspects:

Venture Capital Startup Incubation Consulting

In other words: we fund entrepreneurs, we start companies, and we help existing businesses succeed.

Here’s how we work:

   1. We invest time and/or money into promising startups and entrepreneurs.
   2. We take active advisory roles in our portfolio companies by leveraging our dedicated staff of over 40 specialists.  Our team of engineering, sales, marketing, and management professionals can cover every one of a startup’s needs.  And we have a proven track record of success.
   3. We act as senior management to our start-ups and business consultants to those with companies who need our advice.

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    Thanks for the shoutout, David

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    Comment #2637907

    Nice mention for Paul.

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    Comment #2628836

    I think it is beyond just the culture. While it is true that they don't foster entrepreneurism in Europe, there is also the educational system and government interference that play…

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    Comment #2534014

    That is how it is for everything when you are submitting something for approval. Always provide everything you can to make their job easy.

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    There are many flavors of online journalism... so it is very hard to just say you can fix it. Does a blogger who writes once per month a journalist? Is a publication with a team of…

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    Comment #2474967

    We have been preaching little bets for many years. The key is to make many small bets and then bet heavily when you truly believe.

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    Comment #2453871

    Lots of us are humble... and a lot of us are jackasses. It is like any other industry.

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    Comment #2453866

    In 20 years of doing this, I have always found that good teams are worth almost anything you can pay. There are very few truly good teams.