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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

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Also portfolio management strategy has shifted a bit in recent years, and many large investors now evaluate at all risky assets together (US tech IPOs, Brazilian bonds, Chinese private equity, etc) rather than making discrete allocations to each bucket. The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). Btw, here’s our startup [link] We are bringing yield management to the restaurant industry. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? A lot has changed.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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When you’re company is growing >10x year over year, I suppose if management didn’t invest a lot in continued growth their board directors would line them up against the wall. If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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How Ridesharing Is Paving The Way To Our Driverless Car Future

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Society as a whole must look for ways to manage the transition to self-driving cars in the most equitable way possible. He is a globally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and the author of two other books, including “ The Immigrant Exodus “, which was named by the Economist as a 2012 Book of the Year.

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Tech IPOs Are Back ? So Now What? ? AGILEVC

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March 8, 2012. But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

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The phone rings - it was the staffing manager: "Philippe, come in my office, your life is gonna change!". Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Yes, for a couple of years, after which the new plant manager decided to outsourced the whole thing. (1).

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. It would take an article in itself to fully compare the benefits of these (and other popular ecommerce site providers), but suffice it to say they both offer options for businesses that do not wish to manage the technical aspects of their ecommerce storefront. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. Like Tweet.

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