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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. However, none were based in the Silicon Valley and are probably unfamiliar names to today’s practitioners. I knew them all, because we all knew each other in this era.

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Leadership and CEO Succession

Reid Hoffman

Recently, Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the iconic blitzscaling company that he has led since 1994 – nearly 27 years. Looking back, I believe that Jeff is one of most iconic, successful founders and CEOs of all time. When you’re that great, you only need one name).

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore.

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

www.usatoday.com

Jen Sargent, founder of entertainment news site HitFix, says she can get folks to work for her at much lower rates than the "inflated" fees being offered in Silicon Valley and New York. tech industry since 1994, when he started as an engineer at video game company Activision. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine rated 100 countries by how well they scored in five categories, namely: education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment. STANLEY FISCHER NAMED ONE OF WORLD’S TOP 10 BANK CHIEFS. TAKADU NAMED WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TECHNOLOGY PIONEER 2011. Diversified U.S. in August 2010.

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Why Having A BHAG Is Critical To Your Company’s Success

YoungUpstarts

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. Microsoft worked to become a household name in the world of desktop and laptop computers. Business model.