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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. Beyond Lenovo’s famous acquisition of IBM’s PC business, entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda bought American cinema operator AMC Entertainment followed by British yacht builder Sunseeker.

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Battery gives back to Israeli entrepreneurial community with venture creation workshop

VC Cafe

The group diversity was beneficial because it enabled participants to share their first hand experiences of working at companies operating in different domains and at different phases of development. Group picture of the Battery Ventures Entrepreneurship workshop in Tel Aviv, 2010.

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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. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley.

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

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Management. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Manage Email Preferences. Manage Email Preferences.

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Episode 107: Is the Recession Over Yet? with James Coyle

Mike Michalowicz

Mr. Coyle has also cut management costs and increased revenues, resulting in a substantial improvement in the financial position of the Chamber. He played a major role in Governor Whitman’s 1993 election campaign, and has managed or advised numerous legislative, county and local campaigns on issues management and communications strategy.

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4 Networking Tips for New Nonprofits

Up and Running

A new nonprofit must develop a strong and comprehensive fundraising strategy to have any chance of securing the funds it needs to operate. As you begin to build up a network, you can partner with other early-stage programs that are encountering similar challenges. Take, for example, Habitat for Humanity in Egypt.

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

David Teten

Once fully operational, it will be a 140,000-square-foot space meant to serve as a landing pad for international startups looking to expand to the United States. Marjan Blumberg, Managing Director, B.NewYork City, observes, “The number of startups that have set up shop from Europe have increased drastically after the recession.