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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). Global and Local.

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Jason Colodne of Colbeck Capital Interviews Energy Ventures Analysis’ Emily Medine

The Startup Magazine

Over the last four years, the coal industry has witnessed an ongoing transformation on a global scale – from decreased demand in the US to growing fuel needs in Asia and rising concerns about climate change. and global solid fuel demand and prices for alternative coal types, coke, and market segments.

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

online.wsj.com

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. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. North Carolina. North Dakota.

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Exporting American Universities to India

Campus Entrepreneurship

From Northwestern to North Dakota State, hundreds of foreign schools have found partners. American universities get to enhance their global prestige and boost enrollment as well as their bottom line. India’s Manipal University offers joint programs with 10 colleges in the U.S.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

My wife and I were driving home from North Dakota trying to think about a cool new name for our mattress company. I instantly called my brother Mark, who is my business partner, and after a few minutes of discussing it we knew it had to be Herobed. Having a brand behind a strong title can make all the difference in the world. #1

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

This loyalty can be based on brand loyalty (the classic approach taken by consumer goods), habit and convenience (Amazon is the example par excellence), or legal enforcement (the winners in the shale oil and gas boom relied on signing long-term leases on the mineral rights of key areas such as Bakken Formation in Montana and North Dakota).

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