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Vaping: the Startup Business in 2018

The Startup Magazine

The evolution of technology brought smokers a different experience called ‘vaping’. According to CDC , there are around 9 million e-cigarette users in the United States, and according to Euromonitor International , that number represents 43.2% A 2017 report forecasts a global growth of the e-cigarette and vaporizer market by 20.8%

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

People said this about Ring (which went from startup to selling to Amazon > $1 billion in around 5 years), Facebook, YouTube, Airbnb, Uber, Twitter, Instagram and many other great behemoths of the technology industry. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird. Not really.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S. economy in general—U.S. Here in the U.S.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. Any company that aspires to maintain a leadership position needs to position itself to exploit these two macro trends. According to the U.S. for non-diverse firms.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. ► 2007. (10).

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Stuff That Caught My Attention This Morning

Feld Thoughts

I have deep respect for each of them, think they are excellent writers, and thought there were plenty of actionable items in each of their posts, unlike many of the things people I’ve seen in the last few weeks about how the technology / startup world is ending.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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