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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

In-house, brand-name guru. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. In descending order of cost, I see four main ways to support companies with domain expertise: Example. Advantages. Disadvantages. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation .

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

In this case, those things fit the bill and it was down to what’s in a name, or rather, a street name. Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. For our local and some non-local clients this allowed easy access to all.

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

Currently, you can form an L3C in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming, and in the federal jurisdictions of the Crow Indian Nation of Montana, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Pros of The L3C Structure. What is a PRI? PRI is an acronym for Program Related Investment.

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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became roommates in San Francisco in 2007. The name was shortened to “Airbnb” and they launched their website in 2009. This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. Talk about a business with humble roots.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they came up with their business name. #1- 1- Suggestive and evocative name.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

T ool: Curalate URL: Curalate.com What it does: Monitors and measures traffic from “visual-based platforms”—namely (for now, at least) Pinterest. First Name. Company Name. * Rhode Island. Rhode Island. and the impact of those for our traffic.” Industry Offers & Promotions. Webinars, Content & Events.

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

online.wsj.com

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. Domain Name/Basic Site. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Why use your real name? Social Services.