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How to choose an investment banker…or replicate one

David Teten

Should you hire an investment banker? The good news: even if you are a small company and can’t afford a banker, you can synthetically and cheaply replicate a banker. That’s part of the value proposition of an institutional VC; I have been the (unpaid) investment banker for many of my portfolio companies. .

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5 Reasons For Making An Investment Club Your Next Side Hustle

YoungUpstarts

More importantly, as far as your wealth is concerned, transparency enables the voices of those who consistently make good decisions to be taken more seriously by the investment club, and for you to gather insights in real time from the top performers across the community.

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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

Before graduating, he had signed a lease to a retail space not far from the college campus, creating a restaurant that would cater to the college students with deliveries as well as the local beach community. You need to have a vision,” he advises others similarly on the entrepreneurial path.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Requires ongoing management to keep community members engaged. . Cory Bolotsky , Co-Chair of the VC Platform Global Community shares a ten-component framework to comprehensively cover a VC fund’s Platform Strategy.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

We will see a lot of altruistic entrepreneurs that want to help people, communities, and the environment based on the significance the young generation gives today to the wellbeing of society. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks to Mrudul Shah, Technostacks ! #7- 7- Any age starting a business. 13- Versatile.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. I’ve listed a few ideas below. We use Asana internally at HOF.

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Entrepreneur That Grew Up In A Household of Educators Creates Solution to Education Challenges

Hearpreneur

Community driven approach to learning: many people ask me about online education. They are experienced professional programmers and designers who have a passion for teaching. If we’re trying to prepare individuals for the labor market, it’s important that all of our faculty members has real world experience. Isn’t that the future?

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