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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Similarly, customer introductions are invaluable in the early days, but become less valuable once a company has a fully-formed go to market function.”. Lastly, as a model of what’s possible, an investor can market to talent that they offer a career path throughout the firm’s portfolio. Fundraising. Celebrity Relationships.

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Jobzle – Rhode Island Student Entrepreneurs

Campus Entrepreneurship

Found Jobzle , a new niche job site that helps families and other ‘casual employers’ find part-time workers and interns from a labor market composed of students. Founders include some Brown University engineering students and and a computer science major at the University of Rhode Island.

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

General considerations: Before you get into the nitty gritty details of choosing the location, consider the following: Where is your target market located? See Also: Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. See Also: What Is Target Marketing? We did some market research with our clients before we opened up shop.

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The Double Long Weekend Run

Feld Thoughts

I did the same run (Market to Embarcadero to the Golden Gate bridge, over, and then back) but added on an extra mile on the bridge today just because I felt like it. I’m gearing up for back to back weekend marathons in October – Newport, Rhode Island on 10/16 and then St. I also had a rest day on Friday.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Art Students

crowdSPRING Blog

A college visit this weekend to the Rhode Island School of Design helped to gel some of these ideas. We write often about the critical importance of testing ideas in the market and the similarity was, to me, striking. The lean approach to business requires a similar process of experimentation, observation, and iteration.

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How to Get a Quality Logo Without Spending Big Bucks

Up and Running

Some schools, like the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design , allow businesses to post design jobs online. Growing a Business Sales and Marketing Starting a Business logo' You’ll get a creative logo designed on a budget and the student adds to his or her portfolio. Barter for a logo.

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

Examples of current L3Cs include: a motorcycle safety school, farmer’s markets, and a research organization to make pediatric Xrays and CT Scans safer for kids. By doing so, new funding sources are opened up for organizations that, while technically being for-profit, have a primarily charitable focus. Pros of The L3C Structure.

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