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Authenticity is your core strength – Fujin Tree Group Founder Jay Wu talks about taking local brands overseas

AsiaTechDaily

In 2010, he introduced Beams, a leading Japanese fashion brand, to Taiwan. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Meanwhile, 2,000 kilometers away in Taipei, the super-popular Tokyo hamburger steak brand Hikiniku To Come has recently opened its first international flagship store.

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

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I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact. During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

Both Sides of the Table

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

One of the best strategies for tech companies that want to serve the older adult market is to focus your value proposition on empowering older adults. One of the best strategies for tech companies that want to serve the older adult market is to focus your value proposition on empowering older adults. Older adults have so much to offer.

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Why Seed Funds Have Scaled

Haystack

2M per firm, funds may want to grow so they can keep co-investing with their peer group. For those following this blog and the seed market over the past decade, you may have noticed that every year, we see increases across the board — more investors, newer funds, and funds that get larger.

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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Rolling ten-year returns have steadily declined across hedge fund strategies. If investors complained about Wall Street 80 years ago, they’re howling now.

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Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic health

TechCrunch

Given the legal status of these substances, people are hesitant to call 911 if they are experiencing a crisis, many don’t have access to peer groups that can offer support and there’s not a lot of other support available either. In the process of launching the hotline, Fireside is placing itself in a really interesting position.

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