Others are also there to shield their clients from being pried by competitors or even to begin to lay the seed of making a change of representation in the minds of players who are represented by others.

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The massive growth of the seed and angel investing through new or growing seed funds and sites like AngelList has been a major change in the venture industry over the last several years.

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