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

This is going to be BIG.

To put that timeframe in perspective, here’s a picture of analyst me taken at USV’s first office in 2005, dressed in khakis and a button-down shirt versus a picture of me, a GP at my own firm, over 100 deals later, now on my latest Zoom board call from my couch at home with my junior analyst of about a year and a half.

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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. Pinterest has forever changed our consultation game. Nothing will ever replace an in-person, customized consultation where a professional can feel your hair, assess the damage and recommend the correct products for you to use. 5000 list twice! .

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Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail…

Jason Malki

years at Birdeye, he has managed and consulted for some of the world’s most innovative startups and categories including: Gaming (Deltaco + L33T), Tech Management (KeySmart + Cable Candy), Eco-Sustainable Materials (Zero Waste Movement? I started my first company when I was 23; a real estate company in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.

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

AsiaTechDaily

I initially worked as an analyst at a stock-broking firm until 2004 before embarking on my venture capital and private equity journey, where I made my first investments in Greater China before exiting via the London Stock Exchange later between 2005 and 2006.

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Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups

TechCrunch

Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. That’s why I founded MarketingCube.co , a boutique strategic growth consultancy for innovative startups and scaleups.

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Taller con Ramón Candel: ¿Cómo desarrollar ambientes laborales inclusivos?

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Ponentes: Ramón Candel, Fundador de White Fox Consulting. Continuó sus estudios superiores al obtener un MBA en 2005 de Goizueta Business School de Emory University en Atlanta. Nota: El cupo es limitado a 100 participantes. Obtuvo su licenciatura en Economía y Negocios en la Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios, ESEN.

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Hint Founder Kara Goldin Says When it Comes to Entrepreneurship, Just Get Started

StartupNation

Turns out the flavor business was a side project for him, and he bought the flavors from an independent consultant. I got in touch with the consultant. We scheduled an initial production run for early April 2005, since it was going to take a while to get everything lined up. There was silence for a moment.