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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. When I was graduated from university in 1991 it was only the really committed who eschewed the corporate world for creating tech startup businesses. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. And the future?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

Austin Startup

Instead of crying in their beers about it, Cotter and Tom Ball at Austin Ventures decided what to do next and came up with Small Ponds, which later became Whale Shark Media and then RetailMeNot (named after its largest digital property). No matter the name?—?the Our pivot wasn’t a business model pivot?—?it

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

MONOCLE MAGAZINE NAMES HAIFA INVESTMENT HOTSPOT. Prestigious London-based Monocle magazine, a global briefing journal covering international affairs, business, culture and design, has chosen Haifa as the city with the most promising business potential for 2011. From 1999 to 2009, Teva’s revenue grew to about $14 billion from $1.3