Up and Running
AUGUST 6, 2014
An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S.
www.xconomy.com
JUNE 9, 2012
View More in Detroit ›. Detroit Events ›. After beginning their fund-raising efforts in 2007, the firm was ready to close in the fall of 2008—when the financial crisis hit Wall Street. Business, life sciences, and technology news — covering Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Detroit, San Francisco, New York and beyond.
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YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 7, 2019
As a case in point, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta published a graphic indicating that stock prices plunged 50% from the high to low between October 2007-March 2009. We’ve seen significantly fewer IPOs pre-and post the financial crisis ( 213 in 2007, 31 in 2008, and 222 in 2013). Do your homework.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 6, 2018
Of the 23 funds listed here, 13 are in the Bay Area, 3 in NYC, 3 in Boston, 2 in LA, and one each in Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Waterloo, Indianapolis, and Fargo, North Dakota. This is a very clever way of helping new funds get their footing and hearing about what is working before others may pick up the scent.”.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
When we started Foundry Group in 2007, we stated that we would invest in companies throughout the United States. And, through our deep relationship with Techstars, our reach and network is even further and includes cities like Detroit, Kansas City, Austin, Chicago, San Antonio, and San Diego.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 16, 2015
However, for the past eight years, my partners and I at Foundry Group haven’t once scaled vertically (we haven’t added any partners since 2007 when we started) until we added Lindel Eakman as part of Foundry Group Next. Our reach, network, visibility, and impact has grown significantly since 2007. Techstars Berlin (Berlin).
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
When I first got into the industry it was 2007. Consumers hurting in Detroit or Biloxi will not continue to spend money they don’t have and income they’re not earning. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Yesterday was a Monday.
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