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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.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

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. And when VCs look to fund startups they know that if they miss a deal that deal is highly unlikely to come back if they raise funds from another firm so you have a rather binary decision.

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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. 4) Inclusion.

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

David Teten

Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m How to build a portfolio of startup investments. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. . - Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. How to source great deals.

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Piers, Parks and Why White People Suck

This is going to be BIG.

As an investor in tech startup companies, I wind up in a lot of situations with well off white dudes. The lead plantiff in the lawsuit is a local resident whose private equity fund manager boyfriend bought a $7+ million apartment near the park. That''s why I love it. They don''t want to live near moderately priced housing.