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Denver has shown impressive growth in startups and here’s the back story:

How Denver Became an Unexpected Startup Mecca by @jacobdhorowitz https://t.co/iVBjTUJsxR via @MicNews

— Rayfe Gaspar Asaoka (@rayfeboy) February 22, 2016

A helpful post on what the sometimes confusing and arcane job titles in the venture capital industry mean:

What Job Titles Mean in Venture Capital & How Entrepreneurs Can Navigate Them https://t.co/yiwQ3GKWnr via @surangac pic.twitter.com/SYvt5G2BpD

— techstars (@techstars) February 22, 2016

Veteran VC John Vrionis on valuations and the sectors he’s interested in:

My partner @JVrionis speaking about startup valuations, exciting sectors right now & a day in the live of a VC https://t.co/j1VXd36WWK

— jeremy liew (@jeremysliew) February 22, 2016

Founding team competencies list, recommended by IDG Ventures VC Alexander Rosen:

Darn good list->
10 Skills a Founding Team Should Have https://t.co/gdmLB4FMFp#startups #entrepreneurs

— Alexander Rosen (@Rosenrosen) February 22, 2016

Shasta Ventures VC Doug Pepper shares his “Pepperspectives” and urges growth over profitability:

Pepperspectives: Growth vs. Profitability? Choose Growth https://t.co/0xZbfmECAD

— Doug Pepper (@dougpepper) February 22, 2016

VC David Hornik recommends a post on the challenges of being a startup CEO:

Great post about the challenges of life and entrepreneurship by @walkwithro: https://t.co/QcH831GcQ3

— David Hornik (@davidhornik) February 22, 2016

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Square1Bank shares a Bloomberg piece asserting that convertible debt has doubled since 2012:

[the % of venture rounds w/ convertible loans has doubled since 2012] How Startups Learned 2 Love Debt by @ellenhuet https://t.co/lkQxgT8PPS

— Square 1 Bank (@Square1Bank) February 22, 2016

Successful VC John Backus says to avoid the “valuation” game.

Better to build real businesses. And not play the losers game along the way of "my valuation is bigger than yours" https://t.co/NgXKNvv11G

— John Backus (@jcbackus) February 22, 2016

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