Amy Errett, Maveron: Looking for Women to Fund

Video interview with Amy Errett, Partner Maveron.  Amy has more than 25 years of business and operating expertise as a leading entrepreneur, senior executive and social-mission visionary. Her focal points are emerging Web enabled consumer trends, e-commerce social shopping, and online education. Amy currently serves on the Altius Education, General Assembly, Latimer Education, Livemocha, SAY Media and Sway boards of directors.  Amy’s multifaceted career has ranged from the online Web 2.0 media industry to the offline consumer marketplace, and has stretched as far as volunteer nonprofit leadership.

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Jeff Clavier, SoftTechVC: Beating Odds for Irish & European Startups

Video interview with Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC.  SoftTech VC is one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 80 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, monetization, search, gaming or B2B/B2C web services. These investments are typically located in Silicon Valley, New-York and Boulder. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success. Jeff was born, raised and educated in France, earning a MS in Computer Science and a research degree in Distributed Computing.  You can find Jeff @ his blog Jeff Clavier’s Software Only and on Twitter @Jeff

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Jeff Clavier, SoftTechVC: Betting on Female Startups PtII

Video interview with Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech VC.  SoftTech VC is one of the most active seed stage investors in Web 2.0 startups. Since 2004, Jeff has invested in more than 80 consumer Internet companies in areas like social media, monetization, search, gaming or B2B/B2C web services. These investments are typically located in Silicon Valley, New-York and Boulder. With over 20 years of operational, entrepreneurial and venture capital experience, Jeff is able to add relevant perspective and value to his companies as they grow from inception to maturity, and hopefully, success. Jeff was born, raised and educated in France, earning a MS in Computer Science and a research degree in Distributed Computing.  You can find Jeff @ his blog Jeff Clavier’s Software Only and on Twitter @Jeff

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