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

David Teten

Real Ventures , an early-stage, Canadian-based fund, runs a two-day Founder Camp every six months. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, and Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast

Up and Running

It seems like there’s so much variety, and if anything it seems like there’s increasing innovation and sort of differentiation amongst these businesses. That’s probably one of the biggest challenges, and one of the things you should do in the early stages. Here’s a surprising, Providence Rhode Island.

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