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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009).

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009).

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

Ben's Blog

Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Venture capital flows. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. Mr. Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. He was an Institutional Investor ranked analyst for several years.

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Which Investors Are Glad To Pay For Mediocre Performance?

David Teten

ff Venture Capital is both an investor and also runs our back office on Addepar.). Chernick : However, net alpha is negative for asset allocators. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. Alternative Assets Contributed Articles Financial Services Fund Management Investing Venture Capital'

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

Genuine VC

I was in my early 20’s just barely out of school when four of us (peers) started Sombasa Media (aka BargainDog ) here in Boston beginning in 1998. First, there is an organized community net which is better (although certainly not perfect) at “catching” raw entrepreneurial talent out of the universities and keeping people here in their 20’s.

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