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Looking Back: Life Lessons From a Nun

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sure, I lost a lot of money in 2000 with my grossly mismanaged company, but do I need to carry that burden forever? I can choose to focus on words like “waste,” “loss” or “fail”… or I can choose to focus on words like “learning,” “preparation” and “opportunity,” just like my mom did when she transitioned to a new life. It’s moving on.

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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

Hedge funds on average have underperformed on a net of fees basis in both US equities and bonds since 2000. “ One summer day, probably in the 1870s, friends of a major short-seller got together on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, where they admired the enormous yachts of New York’s richest brokers. The HFRI Index returned 18.3%

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The Hard Thing About a Hard City: Why I Support Kathryn Garcia for Mayor of NYC

This is going to be BIG.

Kathryn Garcia wants to be Mayor of New York City. No, I mean, she actually wants to do the job. It’s not a platform for her to promote any experiments. It’s not something she’s doing because that’s the next logical step in a political ladder. It’s not an interesting career change for someone who made it rich doing something else.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers.

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