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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. That asset class need not represent the broader market. Have a cushion.

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Neuromarketing Ethics: How Far Is Too Far?

ConversionXL

Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” At a tactical level, companies can improve their customer segmentation and personalize marketing and sales experiences. Bernays believed that people could be influenced via crowd psychology and psychoanalysis. Image source ). Image source ).

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The Formula

Feld Thoughts

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. ” Or, “sales works this way – you need to be getting $X per rep for direct – it has always worked this way.” I’m the sports widow in this family – I don’t really care about or watch much professional sports.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. If you spam the non-buyers with sales CTAs, you’ll only annoy them. They show original sales intelligence data and they post relatable memes. YETI also partners with influencers and other brands, borrowing their audience to boost their brand awareness. Image source.

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10 of the Most Successful Investors of the Last 10 Years

The Startup Magazine

Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. Sachin Bansal and his business partner, Binny Bansal, launched an e-commerce site in India in 2007. This sale turned him into a billionaire. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. Sachin Bansal.

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