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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. One of the unique provisions of that program was that it was open to people without any NYU affiliation; they just had to work physically at the NYU Future Labs. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. In December 2010, Richard Kane, then-President, Harvard Business School Club of New York , asked me if I’d like to found an HBS alumni-affiliated angel group in NY. 1) Curriculum innovation.

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How universities can keep alumni excited and connected

David Teten

Universities typically have many affiliated Special Interest Groups (SIGs), but almost no cooperation between them. My coauthor Mandee Heller Adler, President of International College Counselors and a member of an HBS Alumni Forum in South Florida (“El Cinco por Ciento”) remarks, “My forum is like my Board of Directors.

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VentureGeeks Unveils Pre-Seed Investments in Five Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

The fund is backed by David Moche, a Florida based real estate investor, and one of the co-founders of About.com. They plan to scale by using ecommerce aggregators as affiliates. The cost for the startups is 10% of their equity, which is taken by the fund GeekVentures I as payment.