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How Much Is A Venture Firm Worth?

Tomasz Tunguz

A small spin-out from a publicly traded behemoth launched with the ambitious vision of transforming their entire industry. Within just a few years, as capital markets shifted in their favor, they emerged simultaneously as both innovators & titans in their field. We don’t often think of private equity this way, but that’s exactly what happened when KKR spun out of Bear Stearns and Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert catalyzed the junk bond boom of the 1980s.

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The wrongness of relativism

A Smart Bear: Longform

Comparing yourself to other startups? Focus on yourself instead.

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[Quidnet Energy in Clean Technica] Fossil fuelers bet $10 million on long-duration energy storage

OurCrowd

The Texas startup Quidnet Energy is among the long-duration energy storage contenders to surface on theCleanTechnicaradar.

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