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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

In case you didn’t know, many VCs target a 3-year investment horizon for a fund and after that the fund mostly does only follow-on investments in companies in that portfolio. You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

In the Q&A, Bill Gordon introduced himself as one of the principals of the Stamford Innovation Center, an incubator being formed in Connecticut. You can select the business you like best through a poll on the 1M/1M Facebook page. Bill has been following the 1M/1M project and would like to connect his partners to our team.

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Design Your Company Culture Like The World’s Largest Hedge Fund

David Teten

I also resonated with #38: “Remember that almost everything good comes from having great people operating in a great culture”; recruiting is the driver of success of all of our portfolio companies. #40 40 highlights the value of coming up with independent opinions. Photo credit: Prayitno . Cross-posted in Forbes.

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

David Teten

How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). How to source great deals. When should you think about exits.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant. New England Investment Network.

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide. A caveat is that this is a for-profit organization, so fees to present may be significant. New England Investment Network.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

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. Competitiveness Project , which challenged the HBS alumni community to address America’s declining competitiveness. 1) Curriculum innovation.

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