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

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

By the end of 2015, the movement had over 200 volunteers focused on engaging citizens in the local development processes of their communities. “In What motivates me most is how I can inspire others and support them to find ways to better their opportunities,” says Rosario. “We

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Why Convoy’s Dan Lewis expects digital freight to go mainstream within the year

TechCrunch

The executive has a background in strategy and management consulting that progressed into a career in product development for top tech companies like Google and Amazon. “I saw a massive opportunity and few people going after it,” Lewis told TechCrunch. At least, not at first. TechCrunch+ is having a Memorial Day sale.

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Curation is Dead. Long Live Curation!

Onevest

Let’s explore: Curation focused startups and businesses in 2015 Curated startups and investment opportunities Curated investors The State of Curation in 2015 The get rich quick crew quickly carved out a tragic pitfall for amateur online entrepreneurs. Curation is critical for investors seeking investment opportunities.

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How We Put Culture First to Find the Ideal Business Partner

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Netsurit decided to seek an opportunity to expand into the North American market, networking with our colleagues at Entrepreneurs’ Organization was the logical first step in finding a like-minded company in the US. At the end of 2015, I met Scott Wilson, CEO of Marathon Consulting and an EO New York member since 2012.

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How Influencers Can Legally Raise Capital for Funds and Companies

David Teten VC

This includes marketing the investment opportunity on social media, websites, television, radio, or any other public channel. The bottom line is that you cannot market the opportunity directly to people you don’t know without triggering 506(c). So the key points are: Do not market specific opportunities broadly.

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Colorado-based SpringTime Ventures pivots its focus for new $25 million fund

TechCrunch

This latest fund allows SpringTime managing partners Matt Blomstedt and Rich Maloy to ditch their consulting work to focus on investing full-time, and actually get paid for doing so, overcoming a financial hurdle that plagues many first-time fund managers but isn’t spoken about often. Blomstedt saw an opportunity.