Tag Archives: Venture capital

Fierce Global Food Fight Over What’s on Your Plate

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

Capital is flowing to thousands of innovative upstarts and mid-market companies who are driving the growth of the food industry and taking an ever increasing bite out the dominant market share of Big Food’s legacy brands. Advertisements

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5-Bullet Friday: Venture Capital Investing & Corporate Governance

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

Summer is (almost) over. Hope you enjoyed it. Here are some interesting articles catching my attention. How Yale invested in VC to generate 93% IRR over the past 20 years. Public markets are broken. Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance – Warren Buffet and … Continue reading →

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Changing Times. Bringing Out our Animal Spirit. Fighting. Rolling up our Sleeves. Creating Value.

Posted on April 22, 2016 by

5-Bullet Friday: Here are some observations on events / news catching my attention. Fight Club. Still relevant 20 years later. Silicon Valley is broken and heading for social unrest. The digital transformation of industries. Chasing “cockroaches”. How private equity generates exceptional … Continue reading →

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5-Bullet Friday – April 1st

Posted on April 1, 2016 by

Catching my attention recently: Private Equity Continues to Shine. Why? How? What’s Next? Top 100 Venture Capitalists. Top investors are betting on growth, not waiting for it. BILLIONS. Investors: What Would you do with $2 Billion? Entrepreneurs: Do you Have … Continue reading →

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5-Bullet Friday Launch – January 4th Weekly Recap

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Since I have not written a post in a while, I decided to change my writing style slightly to share more frequently some of the things that I come across and find interesting. I was also inspired by Tim Ferris’ 5-Bullet … Continue reading →

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Why Every Startup Should Consider Creating an Advisory Board Early On

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

I firmly believe that a strong and effective board can play an important role in the success of any startup. Established organisations almost always benefit from having a reputable board. Regardless of the stage in which the company is situated … Continue reading →

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Angel Investors Challenge Unveils 13 Participating Startups

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

On November 9th, the Angel  Investors Challenge unveiled the members of its 2011 cohort. The Angel  Investors Challenge is a training program, pitch competition and opportunity for  startups to get introduced to quality mentors and investors.

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