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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

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Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business.

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Dear VCs: What Happens When Your Words And Your Actions Don’t Match

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It could be PR, it could be speeches, or writing, or systematic campaigns over a period of time about themselves and their businesses. Venture Capital actions behavior life startup life VC words' You can have any style you want – these two things just have to match up.

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When VCs Invest Together, Does Ability or Affinity Matter?

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The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. .” Venture Capital gompers hbs syndicate VC' appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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When VCs Invest Together, Does Ability or Affinity Matter?

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The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. .” Venture Capital gompers hbs syndicate VC' appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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I Don’t Accept This Apology

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I could be wrong, but it felt like it was written by a crisis management PR firm. It’s not a tone setting exercise, or a plea for sympathy, for the one making the apology. I was fuming after seeing the public apology on Axios from Justin Caldbeck. I spent most of Friday evening angry and upset. Embarrassed by the behavior of some men.

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