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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

However, none were based in the Silicon Valley and are probably unfamiliar names to today’s practitioners. He was a former Wall Street analyst with no operating or investment experience, who became a VC by teaming up with operator LJ Sevin. I knew them all, because we all knew each other in this era. This isn’t true.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

If you have managed to pull off success with something that 90% of other start-ups fail at, namely make it through the start-up phase, then you deserve some kudos. You can either arrange an LBO of their business, or a mutual partnership that can benefit both firms. However, don’t pause for too long admiring your success.

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