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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

Both Sides of the Table

And there’s none that makes me happier than to announce that Jordan Hudson has been promoted to a Principal at Upfront Ventures. Portfolio company support & analysis. Portfolio community building. So Then WTF is a “Principal” and Why are you Promoting Jordan? Happy official New Year’s, all.

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[INTERVIEW] Jordan Fletcher, St. Catharines Executive, President Of Gorge Holdings

YoungUpstarts

Jordan Fletcher has been the president of Gorge Holdings Inc. for 12 years, expanding and improving the real estate company’s portfolio throughout the many Ontario towns where it owns and manages properties. The post [INTERVIEW] Jordan Fletcher, St.

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

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.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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How To Beat Michael Jordan At Sports

Feld Thoughts

The question he asked was: “How do you beat Michael Jordan at sports?” I knew Michael Jordan was a good golfer and I don’t play golf. Now, I’m not a surfer, but let’s presume neither is Michael Jordan (although he’s so physically talented that a dangerous assumption.)

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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In

Both Sides of the Table

We have a few portfolio companies going through brand changes. We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. We promoted Jordan Hudson to head of strategy & operations (in addition to his role as a kick-ass associate).

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What do I see in venture through 2010???

BeyondVC

The Jordan Edmiston Group recently asked me and a few other VCs a few pointed questions about the future for circulation in their July Client Briefing. The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. M&A continues to be strong for the right companies that fit a strategic hole in an acquirer’s portfolio. Companies are bought and not sold.

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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. And they have been ably managing the operations amidst simply explosive growth. Talk about a business with humble roots. Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became roommates in San Francisco in 2007.