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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). At any moment in time one of Upfront’s associates are likely to be working on: a pricing strategy, a market-expansion strategy, an M&A review, or helping build a company’s first board deck template.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

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2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. Plus, they were gracious enough to share some of the advice they’re giving to their portfolio companies. What advice are you giving to your portfolio companies?

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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

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Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Jason Dressel. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Every week over the past three and a half years, an average of three CEOs have exited tech companies in the U.S.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Investing Strategy. What is ideal board structure? How to run a board meeting? Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. They should heed the age old advice that raising slightly more money while you can is always better than trying to optimize future valuations. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. Our advice is what helped them target the right market, hire the right team, build the right products.&# And there are some delusional people who really believe it. And that’s what it’s like – all superlatives.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. So they go out of their way to offer advice and introductions.

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