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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut. The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

IPOs and M&A have returned – and with them the investment bankers have staged a rebound. More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation).

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Dirty Little Secrets of the Self-Help Masters

Growthink Blog

David Allen, author of the productivity best seller " Getting Things Done ," has developed an almost cult-like following for his ideas, structures, and best practices around to-do list management, prioritization, and metrics and schematics that define what an effective work day should be.

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Is the bar lower for a tech IPO?

BeyondVC

According to the S-1 filing: Salary.com is a leading provider of on-demand compensation management solutions. Our direct sales group markets and sells our solutions primarily using the telephone and web-based demonstrations. Finally, the company only raised $5mm of VC dollars so it is highly capital efficient.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St.

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