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Navigating Risk, Learning Relentlessly: An Interview with Steve Gomberg of Mondegreen Ventures

Jason Malki

From 2006 to 2010, Steve served as Finance Director and a corporate director for Asia Biogas Company, a pioneering developer and operator of waste-to-energy power plants throughout Southeast Asia. Implemented robust financial controls & operational strategies. Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth.

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The Future of Corporate Venture Capital

500

But the rate of change has accelerated and with it, the balance of internal versus external investment. We believe the new corporate landscape calls for new strategies. Since 2010, we’ve. As one of the most active, early-stage investors in the world¹, 500 Startups has a unique perspective on the innovation economy.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010.

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Productsup raises $70M to help retailers navigate sales strategies in the choppy world of e-commerce

TechCrunch

The company has been around since 2010 and seems to have disclosed less than $24 million raised in that time, according to PitchBook data, while Crunchbase puts the total at $20 million. “Firstly, companies are caught in a state of flux, faced with commerce anarchy that the pandemic has accelerated,” he said.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “What we do is that work of coordination with all the ministries.

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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Since 2010, populations in rural cities have been falling and according to the United States Census rural America now represents less than 20% of the U.S. It’s a winning, and demonstrated strategy, that can be tremendously impactful to bringing new dollars in. Talent seeks opportunities, and opportunities can (and must) be created.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)’s Accelerate program provides participants with “ the tools, resources, and exposure that are essential to launching a successful career as a director”. In terms of background and function, 17% of new Directors are Active (not retired) CEOs or presidents, as opposed to 26% in 2010.