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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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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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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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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: YANA

crowdSPRING Blog

Namely, creativity is limited within the agency by the number of employees or designers they have. There are so many resources out there that are fantastic, but I have to name two. The first is the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Why in the world did you decide to use crowdSPRING?!

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. But Joe and me were designers from Rhode Island School of Design. I won’t name other entrepreneurs. I think I’ll give the headline, I’ll go into it.

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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.