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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. . Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation. Monday, January 14 th : The Lower-Risk Startup: How VCs Increase the Odds of Investment Success with Operational Support – 5 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ).

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FinTech and Forex – A Match Made in Heaven

The Startup Magazine

At least in developed countries, and geographic regions, like the US and Europe, currency traders have been advantaged by these developments enormously. Online apps, the Internet, and instantaneous connections have helped traders to perfect their methods and build successful trading portfolios. Well, of course, it is.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe.

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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

We can’t talk about Switzerland without mentioning finance. 10% of all European fintech businesses are located in the country, mainly in Zurich, which has been touted as Europe’s main fintech hub. More than 220 fintech companies are based in Switzerland overall, out of which over 100 operate in the blockchain sphere.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

Matt Blumberg, who runs one of Fred’s portfolio companies, Return Path, follows up with an additional three : Don’t be a bottleneck (make sure you aren’t holding up people’s work). My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany.

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Funding goes global: location is no longer your financing destiny

Version One Ventures

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. The post Funding goes global: location is no longer your financing destiny appeared first on Version One Ventures. In other words, you don’t want to be the trial run for a remote investment.