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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

From an investment point of view, managing and deploying capital in the same physical area makes sense, where investors can work with young companies and help them with a variety of things. Over the past two years, however, I’ve felt that something is out of balance. Global and Local.

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

online.wsj.com

Management. 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. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota.

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

The Startup Magazine

In this interview, Jason Colodne , Managing Partner at Colbeck Capital Management, speaks with Emily Medine, Principle in the coal practice at Energy Ventures Analysis (EVA), to discuss the historical changes in the industry, the challenges that the industry faces today, and where she finds hope for the future of the industry.

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Exporting American Universities to India

Campus Entrepreneurship

From Northwestern to North Dakota State, hundreds of foreign schools have found partners. Last year, Ohio State inked a deal to design a management course for the Asia Graduate School of Business in Hyderabad. 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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