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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

Your own investment’s value may change because of a change in the value of the underlying asset and/or market preferences. Even sophisticated investors like Warren Buffett ask questions about the value of active investing. . If investors complained about Wall Street 80 years ago, they’re howling now. The HFRI Index returned 18.3%

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As Allbirds goes public, sustainability is the mantra of the future

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Ed Cowan is an investment team member at TDM Growth Partners , a global investment firm with offices currently in Sydney and New York. It has now become a materials innovation company disrupting how clothes are made. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Allbirds rings the bell on the Nasdaq? The fashion industry alone dumps 2.1

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be. Peer-to-peer lending is back! Others I have not.

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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

TechCrunch

We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. There is a massive opportunity to provide products and services that will make life better for today’s seniors and future generations of older adults to come.

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Why So Many Small Emerging Managers Don’t Use Placement Agents

David Teten VC

Empirically, few small emerging investment managers hire placement agents, particularly in venture capital. Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . million venture fund. Signaling. .

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Dana Settle (Greycroft) & I had led the first round of investment in the company in 2010 and we were looking for smart media investors to join us as investors in the company.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. When I came out of college LA Law was one of the most popular shows on TV and made being a lawyer sexy, so most of my peers made that career choice.