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swores
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Announcing Twilio Fund for 500 Startups
I'm probably missing something (fairly tired right now), and will likely end up looking like a muppet, but...
Where does the '500' come from?
johns
on Sept 23, 2010
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This fund is a subset of 500 Startups:
http://500startups.com
swores
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Ahhh. Thanks :)
christinetsai
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And "500 Startups" is a nod to "500 Hats", Dave's personal angel investor brand. Which is a nod to a Dr Seuss book ("The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins")
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