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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Founder, and former President and CEO. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world.

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A look at six new funds begs the question: Is a slowdown really coming?

TechCrunch

For example, Leading Edge Capital closed on nearly $2 billion for its sixth fund, Base10 Partners brought in $460 million for its third fund, Founders Fund secured $5 billion for two funds, Freestyle raised $130 million for its sixth fund and the list goes on and on. Overlooked Ventures co-founders Janine Sickmeyer and Brandon Brooks.

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The Types Of Startups That Exist Today

Feedough

Unfunded startups are further categorised into: Self-funded: A self-funded startup is operated through an influx of investment by the founders who take care of the startup expenses using personal finance. This investment can be in the form of debt financing or equity financing. Funded Startup. Funded Startup.

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Lessons Learned After 15 Years in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Jill Nelson is the founder and CEO of Ruby ® Receptionists , which recently reached its 15-year anniversary. 2003 / Great service really does win business. Founders bear the weight of the success of the organization and the livelihood of employees. What would our culture look like? 2006 / Surprise! Our offering?

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Ed Zimmerman: Founder Liquidity in Venture Deals

WSJ - The Accelerators

ED ZIMMERMAN : In 2003, I remember the general counsel of a prestigious venture fund shouting down the idea of “secondary” or “founder liquidity” (i.e. enabling a startup’s founders to sell shares and get cash as part of the round). Founder liquidity abides by the law of the jungle – the big beast gets fed first.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

TechCrunch

Coming off an $8 million seed round announced last November, company founders Alice Deng and Lawrence Murata say the biggest thing that has happened is growth. It is now enabling financing for over 2,500 businesses in the U.S. He was also head of capital markets at SoFi and began his career at Deutsche Bank in 2003.

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