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- The Blinc Group successfully closes first financing round
- Mubadala launches venture capital business; opens its first U.S. location in San Francisco
- New Fund Targets Large, Late-Stage Venture-Backed "Unicorns"
- Maxogen Group LLC with support from WeFund Health successfully closed a financing round
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- Forty Seven Inc. Completes $75 Million Series B Financing
- Floris Capital: A New High for Cannabis Opportunities
- News from the Venture World
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- Why the world's biggest tech fund isn't investing at home yet October 18, 2017
- Duo Security raises $70 million at a valuation north of $1 billion October 18, 2017
- The most secretive startup in tech just raised another $500 million October 18, 2017
- Dedicated Lanes On I-5 For Self-Driving Cars Get Ear Of Washington State Officials October 18, 2017
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Category Archives: Just Kidding
The Search for Serendipity…And Why It Matters To Your Venture
I turn 48 this week and like most people passing from one year to the next, I find myself a bit nostalgic for the way things used to be. One of the things I miss…a little at least…has gotten extremely … Continue reading
Entrepreneurial Quarks…the Elementary Particle of the American Economy
Some of you may have recently read about the Higgs boson particle and how its potentially confirmed existence would explain how anything with mass (ie, everything that exists) is built. Some of you may have also recently read about how … Continue reading
What Erich Brenn Can Teach Us About Funding of Start-Ups
Who remembers Erich Brenn? In these blog posts, I’ve occasionally tried to understand, and explain, the business world I see by comparing it to famous people you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve previously talked about Don Ho and Jim Riggleman. And … Continue reading
Will We Survive the Flip-Flop Economy?
I had a terrible vision of America’s future over the weekend. All I did was visit BJ’s Wholesale Club, and there it was. Suddenly solidified proof that America may never be competitive again on the world economic stage. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged BJ's, competitiveness, Defiance, flip-flop
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Is There a Difference Between an Economic Bubble and a Wheelbarrow Tire?
Sunday morning, I finally started to put up my garden fence. My neighbors with gardens don’t seem to have trouble with varmints, but I do. So I got started digging a trench around the perimeter, and hauled out the wheel … Continue reading
Mankind Doomed, Womankind Wins
Gentlemen, I am sorry to report this to you. But my prediction, after reading this New Scientist article, is that we are soon to be evolved into oblivion. Darwinianly, if I may. What it says, basically, is that researchers have … Continue reading
Why I Loathe Tumblr.
I loathe Tumblr. But not for the 1.1 billion reasons that you think. Sure, I’m a little professionally jealous that I’ve never had a client sell themselves for $1.1 billion. But it’s not like I had a chance to invest … Continue reading →