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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. Kara said “no” because she wanted to start her own company, which she did and I backed. Please help me welcome Kara into her role as Co-Managing Partner.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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9 Common Things that Stunt Business Growth (and What to Do about Them)

ConversionXL

It’s clear from the 80+ answers that many things hold companies back, so consider these nine a starting point in your quest to improve your business. (As As I’m a marketer, these focus on a marketing approach.). The first major issue that companies have—especially older, more established companies—is silos.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

It was originally a holding company founded by William C. A dramatic proxy war in 1915 helped him retake control, but the new vehicle market crashed in 1918, and he lost it forever. Eventually, the company was led to global dominance by Alfred P. The company then risked becoming utterly irrelevant in the market.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one (Fred Wilson, USV). Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). The company has just announced its $22M series C in December 2016.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Cerro del Aguila power station, located in Tayacaja Province in central Peru, in March signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Peru’s government-owned electricity company, which will come into effect when the power station is completed in the second half of 2015. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

He previously founded N&N Investments LLC, a real estate investment holding company; and is a program leader and fellow of the Startup Leadership Program. . He stressed that your product and company vision needs to match your appetite for funding: One thing that we learned very early on was, have a plan for fund-raising. …