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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. 1) Manage the firm . Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. VCAP© applicants will be reviewed in a series of screenings conducted by the Marathon VCAP© selection committee, HBSAANY, and NAIC board members. domestic market.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia. Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. More details.

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Why So Many Small Emerging Managers Don’t Use Placement Agents

David Teten

It would make life a lot easier for emerging managers if they could outsource the entire fundraising process. Empirically, few small emerging investment managers hire placement agents, particularly in venture capital. There are eight main reasons why so many small emerging managers do not work with placement agents: Economics. .