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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

Two companies I helped start in 1992, DCTM and Grand Junction Networks both became Stanford business school cases and very valuable, successful companies. My two best partners went off to start Benchmark Capital, very successful to this day, so my firm was going to blow up. My first IPO wasn’t until 1995—the VC business takes patience.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

The studio’s design talent boasts some famous names among the list of partners, including Paula Scher, Michael Beirut, Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Harry Pearce, and many more. In its 12 years of operation, the company has worked for some of the biggest companies online, including Google, Disney, Slack, Medium, and more.

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Episode 108 : Rolling In The Dough With Paul Finney and Marcie Hanhart

Mike Michalowicz

A 1992 Johnson and Wales culinary graduate and NY TIMES “Excellent” chef, chef Finney has grown October Kitchen from a one man personal chef operation to a cutting edge meal delivery service. Corporate Partners. LINKS: www.actioncoach.com/marciehanhart. Nextiva - VOIP phone providers for small businesses.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

Myth #3: I need a partner. It’s a common belief that having a partner allows a company to become more successful because the duo can feed off each others’ ideas and make them better. Partners can not only feed off each other, but they will help bolster one another when the going gets tough. Really big. Filo and Yang.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. 1992 Recommendations. the previous year. Comcast Corp., Of the 6,613 U.S.-based

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Invest in Israel Newsletter: July 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The funds are to be used to help the company establish and operate an overseas office in India or China, including a local team and a consultant. Dotomi, which was founded in 2003, raised $17 million in funding since its inception from Globespan Capital, US Venture Partners, Investor Capital and Velocity. ValueClick Inc.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

In my 15+ years managing operations and HR at several early-stage start-ups, where there was always way more to do than people to do it, I began to realize that many people around me were productive through brute force, and were burning out. Thanks to Troy McClain, Tovuti ! #16- 16- Reach out to people beyond my community. Penney Esq.