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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

VCAP© Addresses the Gap between Venture Capital and Funding for Women and Diverse Entrepreneurs. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The most visible evidence of the trend towards automation is an increasing number of engineers working at venture capital and private equity funds.

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

David Teten

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Moderator: Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, United States Department of State.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

Some precursors to the bubble happened when Chinese Internet companies listed on United States stock exchanges. Filed under: Venture Capital. Silicon Valley startups are falling over each other to file their S-1 documents to go public. In December 2010, Youku—the YouTube of China —went public, with a valuation of $4.4

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Excel and Google simply aren’t going to cut it if you expect to build a high quality institutional investor base.”. The Ultimate Early-Stage Investor’s Tech Stack.

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"Go Big or Go Home" ? Sometimes, Good Advice, Other Times Just Noise for Entrepreneurs.

Small Business Force

More than 600,000 businesses are started every year in the United States. Last year, while $48 billion was invested in entrepreneurial businesses by professional investors, that is, angels, private investors or venture capital funds, less than 70,000 businesses received that funding.

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Lifestyle Business: Entrepreneurs Don't Have To "Go Big or Go Home"

Small Business Force

More than 600,000 businesses are started every year in the United States. Last year, while professional investors put $48 billion in entrepreneurial companies, that is, angels, private investors or venture capital funds, less than 70,000 businesses received that funding. You have a choice" Why?