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

Steve Blank

So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Increase operating margins to 18% (by cutting expenses). Next, they use the financial press and blogs to spread their message to the institutional investors. Since then Flannery has replaced Immelt’s vice chairs responsible for innovation.

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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

While the standard is that ownership is determined based on each owner’s contribution to the LLC, the Articles of Organization or the company’s Operating Agreement can change this, so the amount any owner invests does not necessarily determine the member’s share in profits (or losses) of the company. Verdict : It’s a tie! Verdict : LLC.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors.

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How to Up Your Board Meeting Game as a Founder [Deck Templates 2.0]

View from Seed

Central to any CEO’s job is thinking through strategy and reflecting on operations, as well as communicating these things to various constituents. Just to discuss a few benefits more in-depth… First and foremost, getting into a regular cadence readies the company to think and operate more professionally for later rounds of financing.

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7 Key Strategies To Ensure Long-Term Customer Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Apple is an early example of adding a channel to expand, to become a “click-and-mortar” retailer, meaning they operate both physical and online stores. Even if your business success so far has been based on bootstrapping, it may be time to look to institutional investors to help you with acquisitions and new initiative funding.

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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. That’s why it is better to use institutional investors and loans when you are able, with realistic time frame expectations.

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .