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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Our last fund was $200 million but as you may already know since we raised that fund we added new partners Greg Bettinelli and Kara Nortman and Venture Partner Hamet Watt – all of whom are busy looking at new deals for the firm in addition to Yves Sisteron (the founder), Steven Dietz (also part of founding team) and myself.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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The Agony and Ecstasy of Selling My First Company

Feld Thoughts

It was a six month journey for me and my partner Dave Jilk which was at some points exciting, often stressful, and occasionally extremely confusing. I learned that they weren’t in New York, but were in Stamford, Connecticut, which I’d never been to. We made the drive down on what I remember was a brilliantly sunny day.

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Leadership Lessons To Help Guide You To Excellence

Duct Tape Marketing

And I have no idea how the hell I got So lucky is to have her as a partner on this. You know, the, the one I wrote about, I guess my last two books is a company in Connecticut, Seymour, Connecticut, and it's called Basement Systems Inc. Uh, I wanna start with, um, your intro. That's what I love about SMEs. 19:34): Right?

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. HBSAANY has evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in NY , Florida , New Jersey , Connecticut , and San Francisco , as well as many webinars. 1) Curriculum innovation. 4) Inclusion.

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How Women Can Achieve Success In Male Dominated Professions

YoungUpstarts

By Kathy Jensen, Partner at CST Group . While the amount of women entering the traditionally male dominated profession has improved significantly, today, women account for only 19% of partners in CPA firms nationwide. I joined CST Group in the summer of 2012 as a Senior Manager, and recently was named partner.

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