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Wednesday May 15 | Business Journal

SLIDESHOW: Zuckerberg's PAC still has plenty of heavy hitters

Fwd.Us , Mark Zuckerberg 's tech-focused super PAC has lost a couple high-profile members over its backing of conservative, drill-baby-drill politicians.

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Related Topix: Mark Zuckerberg, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Social Software, Startups, Facebook, Dropbox

Wed May 08, 2013

Forbes.com

Midas List 2013: The Billionaires

Midas Rank: 1 Net Worth: $1.1 Billion Jim Breyer takes the Midas crown again this year largely due to his firm's early $12.7 million bet on Harvard drop-out Mark Zuckerberg.

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Related Topix: Mark Zuckerberg, Startups, Facebook

Forbes.com

Top Firms of the 2013 Midas List

The make-up of this year's Midas List indicates a concentration of top venture capitalists at elite firms that have been in the venture industry for years.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Startups, Wireless

Mon May 06, 2013

CNet News

Exiting Facebook board member dumps $38 million in stock

Jim Breyer, the early Facebook investor who is leaving the company's board , has dumped roughly $38 million worth of Facebook stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing published Monday .

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software

Thu May 02, 2013

Patch.com

Entrepreneurs 'Bring Sexy Back' at media X Symposium

The 17th annual Stanford-Accel Symposium hit Stanford University this Tuesday, inspiring entrepreneurs from all over Bay Area into elation about technology trends.

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Related Topix: Stanford, CA, Startups, Stanford University, Android, LinkedIn

Forbes.com

Exclusive: Billionaire Venture Capitalist Jim Breyer Explains His...

For a man who's announced his departure from three multi-billion dollar companies in the last week, Jim Breyer looks and sounds relaxed.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Startups, Computers, Dell, Publishing, Media, Forbes, Harvard University, Facebook

Tue Apr 30, 2013

All Things Digital

Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners

Accel Partners has added longtime tech exec Rob Solomon - who was most recently president and CEO of Groupon - as a venture partner.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Groupon, Emerging Technology, Startups

Mon Apr 29, 2013

All Things Digital

Accel Partners' Jim Breyer Won't Return to Dell's Board

Computing company Dell just announced that Jim Breyer, a partner at venture capital firm Accel Partners and a member of Dell's board of directors, won't be returning to its board after the next meeting of shareholders this summer.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Startups

Business Journal

Jim Breyer, one of Facebook's earliest VCs, exits board

The split is amicable, with Breyer, who has served on the board since 2005, leaving to devote more time to his duties on the Harvard University Corporation Board, to which he was recently elected.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Mark Zuckerberg

Sat Apr 27, 2013

KIMA

Facebook: Breyer won't stand for board re-election

Facebook says that venture capitalist Jim Breyer won't seek re-election to its board of directors.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Mark Zuckerberg

Fri Apr 26, 2013

CNet News

Longtime Facebook board member Jim Breyer stepping down

Jim Breyer, the venture capitalist whose firm Accel Partners made an early bet on Facebook , is stepping down from Facebook's board, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Mark Zuckerberg, CNET Networks

Forbes.com

Jim Breyer To Leave Facebook Board

Jim Breyer of Accel Partners, an early Facebook investors, plans to leave the company's board of directors in June, according to a regulatory filing .

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook

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