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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

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Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Sesie Bonsi.

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Ripe For Disruption: The Asset Management Business

David Teten VC

And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. . Teten: In the Before Time, I was at a dinner for Partners at many of the major New York VC funds. I don’t think it’s a threat to established VCs.” Can you explain that? Reilly: Who is your research geared to?

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

David Teten VC

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Certain VC funds offer “Fellowships” for industry executives. Expert Networks.

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9 Steps to Start Making Money in Crypto

Entrepreneur's Handbook

To learn more about this revolution, I recommend the following: Watch Don Tapscott’s TED Talk on blockchain technology. This timeless talk explains how blockchain technology (i.e., the technology behind crypto) is powering a social, economic, political, philosophical, and technological revolution. Source: CoinGecko.com.

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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

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Instead, they promise to improve safety by spending lord-knows-how-much on computer vision technology to keep riders off sidewalks. . million in trust, has announced plans to merge with Marti Technologies, a micromobility app in Turkey that operates a fleet of over 46,000 e-mopeds, e-bikes and e-scooters. In other news….

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What’s your VC tech stack? Results from a survey of early-stage VC funds

David Teten VC

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. The VC landscape has gotten much more competitive and crowded over the past several years, and if investors are not using software tools?—?they they are definitely at a disadvantage.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: YC Demo Day faves, thrift shop VCs, cybersecurity product challenges

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Last year, VCs flowed approximately $6 billion to resale platforms, according to Brian Schwarzbach, an investor with Cathay Innovation. In a post for TC+, he explores three recommerce areas that are attracting VC interest and shares “some food for thought for founders building startups in this (re)emerging space.”