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Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot

Startup Lessons Learned

In the early fall of 2009, as kaChing prepared for its marketplace launch, the management team showed the app—which included real time market data, SEC-grade accounting, analytics, compliance and customer management tools—to a number of investment pros to get feedback and endorsements. That all-hands lasted five minutes.

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Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S

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Meanwhile, SEC filings indicate that Frazier Healthcare and Voyager Capital — both of Seattle — are on the prowl for more money. It appears to be a good time to look. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer… Read More. Senior Software Engineer - Web-based Applications. QThru lands $3.5M

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Previously CTO, Goldman Sachs. Adrian Kunzle, Head of Firmwide Engineering & Architecture (CTO), JP Morgan Chase. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. How do you use the social network as part of the relationship network? Introductory remarks. 15 yrs at MS.

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What is the perfect startup team?

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It is right that Google and Facebook pride themselves on being engineering organizations (note - so did Microsoft). It is interesting to see the emphasis that both Twitter and Quora have put on product design, not just engineering. Add Comment • Dec 7, 2010 View All 2 Comments Cannot add comment at this time.