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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. John Kuhn , who works at BMNT Partners. Pete is managing partner for BMNT Partners and serves on the Board of Directors for Solace Power and Savonix.

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First Annual MENA Tech Summit Launches in NY, for Investors and Entrepreneurs

David Teten

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. Additional organizing partners include: MIT Arab Student Organisation , TechWadi , RISE Egypt and NUMA.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. La vita e bella.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. La vita e bella.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

To date, out of 17 companies, HOF Capital has backed 7 founding teams with roots in underrepresented regions: Egypt, Latin America, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. At HOF Capital , we are particularly interested in investing in companies with international roots. In addition, two of our companies (12%) have female CEOs/cofounders.)

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

Amelia Investments – “Amelia Investments is a private equity fund creating economic opportunities throughout the Middle East region. Markets include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Arabian Gulf among others. “. We are entirely equity and profit free.”. Apply here. Siraj Capital.

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