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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?

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2011

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm excited for 2011, and I want to share some of my plans for the coming year. The reason is that the underlying theory that powers established business, the theory of general management, is increasingly inadequate for managing startups. Much more is needed, and 2011 will see the first few buds of that research project flower.

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[Singapore][Competition] SiTF Announces 2011 Award Winners

YoungUpstarts

With proper guidance and investment, I believe some have good potential to grow and become commercially successful,” says Mr. Bill Liu, an industry veteran and one of the judges of the SiTF Awards 2011. Here is the full list of winners of SiTF Awards 2011: #. Closed-Loop Medication Management System. Award Categories.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

YoungUpstarts

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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[Singapore][Competition] SiTF Awards 2011 Sees Strong Finalists

YoungUpstarts

Organized by the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) , the SiTF Awards 2011 – which seeks to recognize innovative infocomm technology applications or solutions developed in Singapore – has announced its finalists for the awards competition. The winners of SiTF Awards 2011 will be announced on August 2, 2011.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. The hope is to get even more experienced investors and entrepreneurs to invest in local startups and provide them with systematic management guidance and mentorship.

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