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Mike Kwatinetz is a Founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners and a Venture Capitalist investing in application software (SaaS), ecommerce, consumer web and infrastructure technology companies. Successful exits include: Bill Me Later, VMware, TripIt and Top Tier.

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Month: February 2014

Winning Strategies and Business Models

February 20, 2014March 25, 2014 Mike Kwatinetz Posts

You’re an entrepreneur with the greatest idea since sliced bread. It’s even better than the invention of the wheel. And you don’t understand why those clueless VCs are hesitant to fund you. As a former CEO of a startup I share your pain. What are you missing? Well, your wheel may hit ruts in the road ahead if you haven’t paid attention to:

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Two Big Events in Seattle: Microsoft Appoints New CEO, Seahawks Win Super Bowl

February 4, 2014March 26, 2014 Mike Kwatinetz Posts

While the short run excitement is more around the Super Bowl, the longer term impact on the Seattle region will be from Microsoft. Since I was one of the top analysts on Wall Street following Microsoft (in a prior life), I feel well qualified to give some thoughts on the changing of the guard.

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