Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2011
Through his research he helped bring ARPANET to Philadelphia in 1973. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. 100 get serious due diligence where the entrepreneur meets with several people from the firm. Then 500 of those get a one hour meeting.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 9, 2022
For example, Howard Schultz at Starbucks was quick to accept accountability for a racial bias incident a few years ago in one of his stores in Philadelphia, and he shut down all his stores for an anti-bias training session, rather than try to blame a single store employee or overall cultural conditions.
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David Teten
JULY 29, 2011
A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup.
Up and Running
AUGUST 19, 2014
I have pitched to hundreds of angel investors over the years as a result of co-founding two tech companies and raising just shy of $1M in angel capital. My favorite part of pitching to them was the due diligence process. Jessica Magoch, Angel from Philadelphia, PA | Website | Twitter. 51 percent). Tweet This Tip.
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. My UK publisher has put together a packed schedule and I can’t wait to talk about The Startup Way across the pond.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
“You have to look like America looks, because right now the tech sector doesn’t look like America.” ” Troy started his life in a poor neighborhood in West Philadelphia. But Troy has become a very successful tech investor in his own right having invested early in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker and others.
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 18, 2018
How much do you know about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? Other companies, like Blendoor , have developed technology platforms that automatically strip out some of the “noisiest” parts of resumes. Write out ideas on index cards or in shared documents, then review them anonymously. Are they doing due diligence?”.
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