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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund?

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Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters

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San Francisco, for instance, in 2007 passed the first such law and in 2012 Connecticut became the first state requiring such coverage. Current Federal law mandates that employees may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family or medical reasons, without losing their health insurance or being in danger of losing their job.

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

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In fact, the Connecticut-based firm does not charge any fee for buyers willing to place orders. Founded in New York City in 2012, Kinnek bases its business model on quality over quantity. It is actually half Chinese: while based in Dallas, Texas, it has main offices also in Wuhan and Shanghai. Kinnek is the newcomer.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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MediaNext 2012. 07/25/2012. Digital Magazines 2012. Connecticut. Connecticut. © 2012 Red 7 Media, LLC. Video Center. ENews Sign-Up. --> Magazine. Browse Issues. Subscribe Now. FOLIO: Staff. --> Suppliers. Webinars Events. Industry Events. E-Media Summit -->. 2008 FOLIO Award Winners. By Ioanna Opidee.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

In 2012 the NSF will put 150 teams of the best scientists in the U.S. In-between the 2011 pilot class and the first NSF class of 2012, I got a call from Congressman Dan Lipinski. Principal Investigator: Yu Lei University of Connecticut. So much so that the NSF decided to scale the Innovation Corps program.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Connecticut. Connecticut. Copyright ©2012 Dow Jones & Company , Inc. See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now. SMALL BUSINESS. Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. All Rights Reserved.

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How Women Can Achieve Success In Male Dominated Professions

YoungUpstarts

However, once I got married, my career path changed, as my husband’s job was transferred back up to Connecticut (where I’m originally from). In Connecticut I chose to make the transition from working at a large public accounting firm, to a small privately owned company. Kathy Jensen joined CST Group in 2012 as Senior Manager.

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