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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. Mr. Lindzon’s new media and internet business investments also include: Limos.com, Blogtalkradio.com, Buddy Media, Ticketfly, Assistly, Bit.ly

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). Feld Technologies was acquired in November 1993. I often get asked how I ended up becoming a venture capitalist.

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Gen Z Making money: From Social Media Influencers to Gig Economy

VC Cafe

So much so, that the internet is already filled with articles such as “ 5 money lessons millennials can learn from Gen Z ”, explaining how those who were born after 1995 are improving the ways in which they make a profit. From birth, Gen Z has had a unique relationship with a powerful force: modern technology. The New York Times.)

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. Felix Rohaytn, widely credited with saving New York City in the 1970’s, recently published “ Bold Endeavors. ” [1] In it he warns: “The nation is falling apart – literally. In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Pierre Omidyar founded AuctionWeb in September of 1995, and its rise to fame is legendary. Without the proper technology to match people who wanted a ride with people who could provide that service, taxi and chauffeur companies were drastically underserving the potential market. Exchange of Goods Marketplaces.

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

But they weren’t really in Silicon Valley at the time—they were in Boston, Minneapolis, New York. I liked meeting people, hearing the company plans, learning about their technology, figuring out if it was for real—all that was fun. My first IPO wasn’t until 1995—the VC business takes patience. But then, trouble.