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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. In-house, brand-name guru. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Requires ongoing management to keep community members engaged. . Advantages. Disadvantages.

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

Do you have access to an engaged community that is eager to help? In this case, those things fit the bill and it was down to what’s in a name, or rather, a street name. Our business in located on Country Club Drive and down the street from a large country club community.”. Is safety very important? The problem?

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

The United Kingdom began using a similar structure in 2005, called a Community Interest Company. His organization, Americans for Community Development, provides detailed information about L3Cs, and you can find out more about the organization on their website. . In 2008 in the U.S., What is a PRI?

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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became roommates in San Francisco in 2007. The name was shortened to “Airbnb” and they launched their website in 2009. Community-driven, populated with passionate users who evangelize the service. Talk about a business with humble roots.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

MediaPRO Community. T ool: Curalate URL: Curalate.com What it does: Monitors and measures traffic from “visual-based platforms”—namely (for now, at least) Pinterest. Thanks for being part of the FOLIO: community. First Name. Company Name. * Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Careers Home.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they came up with their business name. #1- 1- Suggestive and evocative name.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. Domain Name/Basic Site. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Journal Community. Social Services.