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A Week in the City of Light and LoveYesterday I arrived back in San Francisco, along with 200 of us, from one of the longest and most emotionally draining weeks since we…Nov 16, 201528Nov 16, 201528
7 RejectionsOn June 26, 2008, our friend Michael Seibel introduced us to 7 prominent investors in Silicon Valley. We were attempting to raise $150,000…Jul 12, 2015266Jul 12, 2015266
