article thumbnail

Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. In fact, the Connecticut-based firm does not charge any fee for buyers willing to place orders.

B2B 124
article thumbnail

HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

Managing a group of Harvard MBAs is very different from my past managerial experience, and I’ve learned a lot from herding our cats. HBSAANY has evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in NY , Florida , New Jersey , Connecticut , and San Francisco , as well as many webinars.

New York 114
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Click here to make a reservation.

article thumbnail

Piers, Parks and Why White People Suck

This is going to be BIG.

The lead plantiff in the lawsuit is a local resident whose private equity fund manager boyfriend bought a $7+ million apartment near the park. If these people don''t like the park and the people that it welcomes, they''re more than welcome to move to Connecticut. They don''t want to live near moderately priced housing.