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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

TechCrunch

It’s a vital question, and it’s why we’ve invited three investors — who we think know their stuff — to share their insight and advice on the TechCrunch+ stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. Annie Case, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, focuses on investments in consumer, healthcare and marketplaces.

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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

Even sophisticated investors like Warren Buffett ask questions about the value of active investing. . Alternative investment funds earn on average two-thirds of their compensation from management fees, not carry or performance fees. The HFRI Index returned 18.3% annually over the last twenty years. Green Bar: Bloomberg.

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10 years of fintech failure: 3 more ideas that failed to live up to the initial hype

TechCrunch

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. 2013 Screenshot of a Financial Advisor Profile at Tippybob. There are potentially massive negative consequences if a consumer chooses the wrong financial advisor and they receive bad investment advice.

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Contentstack raises $80M to grow its headless CMS platform for the enterprise

TechCrunch

. “Composable architectures ensure that enterprises can innovate swiftly, deploy new features rapidly, and remain agile in the face of digital disruption. An interesting data point: VCs have invested over $118 million in CMS startups in the last year alone.) Strapi and Kontent are among the startup’s other rivals.

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Transform your Business from Failure to Success. Be The Rugged Entrepreneur.

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ruggeds make the leap toward success in a way that separates them from the millions who fall short because they have invested the time and effort to develop and hone a specific set of powerful skills. A Rugged Entrepreneur must believe in their plan and in themselves enough to invest their resources of time, money, and passion.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. Next36 focuses on supporting students and recent grads launching their startups, while Next AI supports AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries. . Creator Fund is a European firm “investing in Ph.D.,

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TouchCast raises $55M to grow its mixed reality-based virtual event platform

TechCrunch

The funding is being led by a strategic investor, Accenture Ventures — the investment arm of the systems integrator and consultancy behemoth — with Alexander Capital Ventures, Saatchi Invest, Ronald Lauder and other unnamed investors also participating.

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