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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. PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Google Ventures (GV). Greylock Partners.

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Innovation Outposts and The Evolution of Corporate R&D

Steve Blank

Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital. In the first 50 years of commerce in the then-new United States, most businesses were general merchants , buying and selling all types of products as exporters, wholesaler, importers, etc.

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Israeli High Tech Exits On First Half of 2017 Slowdown and Potential Explanations

VC Cafe

Partial reasons for the slowdown seem to be pinned on macro economic changes in the US taxation regime, or regulatory changes in China related to the right of businesses to spend capital outside the country. ” Another explanation offered by Adv. ” Another explanation offered by Adv.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

Texas has 4 of the 11 largest cities in the United States and they are all within driving distance of each other. Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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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. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. Swing is now at over 1,200 school partners and has filled over 115,000 teacher absence days. As you can see, that can be a big mistake. based teachers. NEW EMERGING MARKETPLACES.