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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. Last August, I passed the point at which I had spent literally half my entire life working in this asset class, having started at the General Motors pension fund doing institutional investments in venture funds and late-stage directs back in February of 2001.

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

AsiaTechDaily

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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Salon Owner Chelle Neff Talks Scaling, Sustainability and Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. We can make different boards that represent cuts, color, up-dos and makeup and show them to our guests, or have them make their own to show us. It was a powerful moment, and he gave some great advice to us that day. 5000 list twice! . What drives you?

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. I had a pre breakfast with a CEO of a company in which I invested talking about his next fund raising round. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. He turned me down for a job in 2005. If you do randomly write me I have advice.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. Prior to First Round Capital, Howard had invested in two of Josh’s companies Infonautics Corp.

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What Is Acqui-Hiring & How It Works?

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This term is believed to have first appeared in a blog post by Rex Hammock on May 11, 2005. Moreover, even if they join, there’s no guarantee that the return on investment will be good. Acqui-hires pose a problem for investors who invest in startups with longer-term investment objectives.

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Want to Raise Venture Capital More Easily? Clean Up Your Own Shite First

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It’s meant to be a bit provocative but the reality is that I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the the time and I usually leave the “e&# off of the end. I normally offer this advice in the capacity of really wanting to help entrepreneurs so please bear with me. It is 2010. The list goes on.