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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony.

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Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait on how AI is changing human resources and weaning his company off venture funding via private equity

Hunter Walker

Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor. My dad had a medical practice and my mom founded an HR company at the kitchen table and grew it into a global powerhouse in their industry. What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t?

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt? Friday, August 31st, 2012. As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Disrupt SF. View Staff Page. Product: The Funded. The Funded.

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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

On the chance that you’re not familiar with Giving Tuesday, it’s a global movement that inspires people and businesses to give donations or enact positive change to transform their communities and the greater world. The idea for Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 around the concept of encouraging people to do good deeds.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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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. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives.

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. “ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). 9: Classpass (2012). 2: Uber (2009). 4: Zipline (2011). 6: Outreach (2011).