Brooklyn gets first VC fund
Charlie O'Donnell ventures into Brooklyn. Charlie O'Donnell announced this morning that he has stepped down as a principal with First Round Capital, in order to launch a new seed-stage firm called...
View ArticleThe screwy logic of crowdfunding
Why can't VCs use crowdfunding? By Charlie O'Donnell, contributor Fact: Thanks to the new crowdfunding legislation, it soon will be easier for any entrepreneur trying to build Instagram for Cats to...
View ArticleYahoo's $1.1 billion acqui-hire of David Karp
Yahoo is formally buying Tumblr, but it's really buying Tumblr's leader. By Charlie O'Donnell FORTUNE -- You can do the math on Tumblr's pageviews, throw in some expected CPM, weighted average cost of...
View ArticleLessons learned from raising a first-time VC fund
Charlie O'Donnell has raised his first fund focused on New York City startups. It was anything but easy. By Charlie O'Donnell FORTUNE -- There are three ways to raise a first-time seed fund when you've...
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