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Inaugural Investor Day @ FinTech Innovation Lab

David Teten

Advanced risk management : After the crisis of 2008, financial institutions are clamoring to empower their risk management practices via technology solutions that perform better and faster than current offerings, with as little room for human error as possible. Our portfolio companies OfferIQ (acquired by Transactis) is in this sector.

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How Board Portal Technology Can Improve Board Governance

Board Effect

The financial crisis of 2008 gave shareholders a stronger voice. Automation and digital software solutions continue to advance, which only makes corporate governance better. Board documents that are accurate and safely maintained prove that the board is giving due diligence to strategic planning and other board matters.

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Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups

Business Plan Blog

angel investors invested $19 billion in 55,000 deals in 2008, with most of the investments being made in start-up or very early-stage companies. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

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Book Review: Finding a New Career that Values Your IT Knowledge

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? A few months ago I received a review copy of Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A Compass to New and Rewarding Fields that Value Computer Knowledge.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. You can also look for CTO consultants in the same places you’ll find a lead developer: local technology user groups or meetups, conferences, and online communities (especially open-source software communities). Why are consulting CTOs so scarce? Beware, however!

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Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups

Business Plan Blog

angel investors invested $19 billion in 55,000 deals in 2008, with most of the investments being made in start-up or very early-stage companies. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Experience Five years experience directing IT; a further five years software engineering management or operations management experience ; and two years experience in a start-up or highly entrepreneurial environment. Choose platform and architecture for prototypes and V1 projects, and provide cost-effective 80/20 solutions.