Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Ethereum Co-founder Joseph Lubin Speaks at 2017 CorpStarter Star Show
- InFaith Community Foundation And Veris Wealth Partners Advance Gender Lens Investing With Portfolio Addressing Root Causes Of Domestic Violence
- ZingBox Closes $22 Million Series B Funding Round Led by Dell Technologies Capital and Triventures
- Wine.com Raises $15M Growth Funding, Launches New Site and App
- Nationwide commits more than $100M in the next generation of insurance and financial services
- Solar & Renewable Energy Pioneer Kingo Announces $8.0 Million Series B Financing Round
- Revolutionary Learning Game Company Lightneer Lands Seed Funding at $5M
- VentureMed Group Raises $15 Million Series B Equity Financing
- Crowdfunding Success of OYO Fitness's DoubleFlex Gym Spreads Globally
- Filld Secures $9.65M in Additional Funding Led by Shea Ventures
- News from the Venture World
- Hannah-Beth Jackson Targets Harassment In Venture Capital Industry With New Bill August 21, 2017
- Proposed bill targets sexual harassment in venture capital industry August 21, 2017
- Former Ge Ceo Immelt Said Front-Runner to Become Uber Chief August 21, 2017
- Anthony Brenner and Pivot Point Capital's Stock Picks August 21, 2017
- Venture capital investing is on the decline. Here's why Baltimore shouldn't worry August 21, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Trump, protests put Arizona in the center of news cycle, Twitter world
- Fiserv acquires Irish firm Dovetail Group Ltd.
- Venture capital investing is on the decline — Houston saw one of the biggest drops
- Wells Fargo creates event spaces for Bay Area nonprofits
- Wells Fargo says regulator is looking into whether bank closed or froze real bank accounts
- How ABQ fares in VC funding (slideshow)
- Shelby, Jefferson counties in top 10 for incoming investment
- Sempra Energy exec on Oncor bid: ‘Fourth time’s a charm’
- Minnesota startups with the highest valuations (slideshow)
- Wells Fargo says regulator is looking into whether bank closed or froze real bank accounts
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If a PowerPoint Sucks…It’s The Messenger, not the Medium
Many have wished for and striven for the death of the powerpoint presentation. I have always disagreed with this point of view. There is no doubt that most power point decks are terrible and yes, should be killed. However, it … Continue reading
Tiny Bubbles, In The Whine…Make Your A Round Happy, Feel Fine
Most people younger than 40 may not even recognize the name Don Ho. It’s probably not even vaguely familiar; not stored even on a single synapse way in the back there from when you were channel surfing and accidentally heard … Continue reading
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Have Big VC Funds Become a League of Their Own?
I needed to read this story twice. http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/20/is-late-stage-the-new-early/ There are so many implications that I’m glad TechCrunch plans to follow up on it. They chronicle a handful of funds that are investing $100’s of millions in companies that probably don’t … Continue reading
Yeah, We Need More Finish-Ups…
Excellent post from Don Dodge. http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2011/03/start-ups-we-need-more-finish-ups.html While he probably isn’t aware of us, Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechVentures, and other incubators, have been focused on finish-ups for a long, long time. Our conversion rate of start-ups still in business after … Continue reading
Every Business is an “L” Business
Ah, the “L” word. No, not “love”. The other “L” word. You know the one…the one that puts startup founders into an internal rage. The one that signals to the founder that the person using the word finds their business … Continue reading →