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Amplifier Venture Partners, LP is a seed and early stage venture capital fund that principally targets investments in technology companies in the Washington, DC region. We are positioned to be the first institutional investor in promising technology companies and to provide highly focused, hands on assistance for entrepreneurs looking to team up with experienced business operators and managers to grow world class companies. Our multidisciplinary investment team members have played active roles in the formation, development and exit of many successful emerging companies.

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Aberman75.jpg A VC Crisis?
By Jonathan Aberman

So, the world of VC is in crisis – at least that is the prevailing view of the National Venture Capital Association and others. Check out this post from Techcrunch or this article from my friend Kim Hart at the Washington Post. I talked with Kim as she was writing the article...

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By Brian Murrow

Senator Hillary Clinton really ought to give entrepreneurship a try if she ends up needing a career change in a few weeks or months. Regardless of where you may stand politically, go with me on this one, you may end up convinced!...

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By Eric Koefoot

We all see it time and time again - companies chasing a fad. Or maybe not a fad, but they are chasing "group think" - a broad consensus that a market is ripe for the picking, when in reality it is unproven...

Potomac Tech Wire Event: The Future of Software
By Don Rainey

The folks at Potomac Tech Wire do a first rate job at executing events.   I had spoken at one of their events and was impressed at the dialogue on the panels as well as the audience response...

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Customer service. It’s as fundamental as apple pie, patriotism and motherhood. Just about every corporation, not for profit and government office touts it as a core mission. YET, when do we really see it in practice?...

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A friend and colleague, Steven Slater, has been focusing on the importance of embracing Web 2.0 and helping PR executives understand and take advantage of Web 2.0 services and capabilities. His focus here is on “Taking the Mystery Out of Web 2.0” for the uninitiated...

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