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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. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Business Development for Massive, Inc.,

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. It sounds simple now, but in 1998 it was unheard of. We do home equity funds without interest or monthly payments in exchange for sharing in the future upside/downside of home values. Did the Canucks win their last hockey game? What were the election results?

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

For public investors in Facebook to achieve returns comparable to those of Microsoft shareholders, Facebook would need to reach a market cap of $500 trillion, a number that well exceeds the total global market cap of all listed stocks. 1990-1998 13.3% 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3% 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5%

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. They’re not doing, building, or taking risks like an entrepreneur.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. They’re not doing, building, or taking risks like an entrepreneur.

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Book: Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

Feld Thoughts

In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds). A cliche I’ve heard many times is “Wall Street Always Wins.”

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April 4-Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO

David Teten

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.