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Cracking the Code - Untitled Article

Cracking the Code

For early stage companies, the stakes are even higher, and finding a great country manager is the single most important element of a successful launch. Among them was a small company of two people in Italy called PostoInAuto (at the time, BlaBlaCar had only launched in France and Spain).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

COMMUNICATIONS GIANT ARRIS GROUP BUYS ISRAEL’S BIGBAND NETWORKS FOR $158 MLN. is acquiring digital-video networking company BigBand Networks Inc. Waze’s free mobile application provides a social network where drivers interact, reporting on road conditions. Communications-equipment maker Arris Group Inc.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

It is a very good format for entrepreneur groups around the world to get together and network around the roundtable programming which happens every week, religiously. Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing?

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Network Up. Example: More than 50% of all youth in Greece & Spain (34% in Italy) are unemployed and if you take “under-employment” it is even worse. Here I talked about Lending Club where I understand hedge fund managers are now deploying capital to lend directly against pools of borrowers. Prices down.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

Klein, CEO of On Grid Ventures , will serve as the new Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY. I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. To date, 11 companies have been approved for Fast Track, and 8 have raised capital from our members.

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VC Victor Hwang: How To Create The Next Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

As Managing Director of T2 Venture Capital , a Silicon Valley venture firm that helps build “innovation ecosystems” around the globe, Victor Hwang knows quite a lot about what it takes to create an environment where high-tech startups can grow and thrive. Photo courtesy of T2 Venture Capital.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. With some great project management and a few crowdsourcing platforms. Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc.