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Sep 16 2008 10:15am EDT

Speaking of Wall Street's Misery and Tech's Perseverance...

Kevin Maney notes: Ah, you gotta love this. In the midst of Wall Street's utter meltdown, a venture firm, First Round Capital, has put up a Web site: LeaveWallStreetJoinaStartup.com. The site lists some of First Round's portfolio companies -- 33Across, Appnexus, Pinch Media -- that are hiring, and invites folks who are getting punted from Lehman, Bear Stearns, et al, to take the leap into a start-up.

For context, see my previous post.

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