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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

Yesterday MiTú Networks announced that Upfront Ventures led a $10 million financing in what is now the largest producer of Latino online videos – primarily driven through YouTube. originally raised $3 million in financing from some of the smartest people in the industry including Peter Chernin, Allen DeBevoise and Shari Redstone.

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Three New Types of AngelList Syndicates I Hope to See

Hunter Walker

Lee Jacobs is one example of a Syndicate lead who is sourcing deals from South America. Institutional VCs rely a model which optimizes for billion dollar outcomes via an acquisition or IPO. 3) The Alternate Liquidity Syndicate. Maybe they’d throw off cash dividends for years to come.

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Today’s Market: A Bubble Waiting to Burst?

Growthink Blog

And a lot more of it comes from massive commodities-driven wealth in places like Russia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Some of this cash comes from expansionistic Monetary Policies pursued by the Federal Reserve and other Central Banks. And their options for doing so are far more limited than one might think.

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30 Entrepreneurs Describe The Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) For Their Business

Hearpreneur

We have put a long-term goal of attaining the highest market capitalization, primarily focusing on our finances and management in a bid to achieve the highest market value and cap position. This is to improve commercial spend efficiency, lower customer acquisition costs, and boost net retention rates.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The most noteworthy M&A deals of 2009 were Siemens’ $418 million acquisition of Solel; Medtronic’s acquisition of Ventor, estimated at $325 million; and IBM’s $225 million acquisition of Guardium. Israel is the first country outside South America to implement a free trade agreement with the bloc.

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

online.wsj.com

In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Mexico/Central America. South America. But the company began to struggle after its relationship with Yahoo Inc. fell apart early that year, Mr. Dreymann says. A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment. Legal Services.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

In the business-efficiency category, Israel scored very high in availability of skilled labor, finance skills, entrepreneurship of managers and venture capital. Israel also came in first for the innovative capacity of firms to generate new products, processes and services.