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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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Aspire Impact and global leader Impact Hub to launch the Impact Startup Support program in India

Impact Hub

46% of the survey respondents felt that a globally accepted Impact-measurement framework. Impact Investments & an Impact Future Project. Steering Group for Impact Investment (2017-20); Founding CEO of India’s Impact Investors Council. tailored to India’s ecosystem is essential & urgently required.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Traditional venture investing is challenging. It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e.,

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In Venture Capital, Should You Be a Momentum or a Value Investor?

David Teten VC

To simplify, there are two classic approaches to public markets investing. The first is Momentum Investing , “a strategy to capitalize on the continuance of an existing market trend”, which usually meaning that the price has been rising in the recent past. Momentum Investment. Value Investment. Probably a bad investment.

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

TechCrunch

The new investment gives the company total funding of $32 million. He was also head of capital markets at SoFi and began his career at Deutsche Bank in 2003. The framework and the ground floor are there, and they are excited to build a great culture and talent. trillion, there is plentiful data to analyze,” Jain added.

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