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FEBRUARY 16, 2011
On the other hand, they have opened up a lot of opportunities," said David Cowan, a venture capitalist at Bessemer Venture Partners in Menlo Park, CA. billion in 2010, according to research firm eMarketer. Facebook already helped spur a new crop of videogame companies designed around interacting with friends, Ms.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 17, 2017
When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hidden role in shaping who is awarded funding and why. All told, we observed closed-room, face-to-face discussions leading final funding decisions for 125 venture applications.
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Many venture capitalists are limiting their investments to the "demand-side" — aimed at reducing energy use — rather than investing in startups trying to change the way we produce energy. The net result is that many VCs now turn down promising companies that might contribute to transforming the way we produce energy.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 26, 2013
Trish Costello, founder of Portfolia, knows her “why”: assist starts-up in growth and financing. Costello founded and led for twelve years the prestigious Kauffman Fellows program, one of the world’s most respected private training programs for venture capitalists. Her “how” has morphed over the past two decades.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 30, 2015
A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. America loves small businesses. corporations and for companies considering moving production back to the U.S.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, a target of Icahn’s attacks as a board member at eBay, recently likened the 78-year-old to a six-year-old. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. Apple Finance Skill vs. luck' Wait a while. If necessary, write another letter, or a few tweets. Sell stock in the company.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 23, 2013
Many small businesses don’t require the sort of financing required by firms in pursuit of s-curve growth. But for an important subset of the business world — firms in pursuit of explosive growth — raising capital from angel investors or venture capitalists is an early step on a long and uncertain road to success.
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