Archive for November, 2010

Oodle acquires Grouply

Congratulations to the team at Grouply on their sale to Oodle!  I've been on the Advisory Board of Grouply since its very early days, and am an enthusiastic user.  It very significantly increase my efficiency by allowing me to monitor more online communities than I could otherwise keep an eye on. 
 
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On November 20th, 2010

Private equity portfolio monitoring and operating partners

 
Private Equity Manager magazine has a special edition on portfolio monitoring, with some helpful coverage of how private equity operating partners' roles have evolved.  I was particularly interested in their coverage of PEOPEN, the private equity operating partner network.  The group was first initiated with an informal dinner in August 2008, led by Tony Ecock Read More...

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On November 20th, 2010

Nov. 30, NYC: Next Gen Startups-- Financing Marketplaces

I hope that you can join me on November 30 at the great event below on "Financing Marketplaces"
 
"In the past 3 years we've seen the rise of new online marketplaces for financing - hubs for funding start-ups, selling companies, giving grants, and allowing employees from non-public companies (ie. Facebook) cash in their options!  Read More...

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On November 12th, 2010

Congratulations to Chris Farmer on joining General Catalyst!

Congratulations to my coauthor, Chris Farmer, on joining General Catalyst Partners!   I'm sure Chris will use many of the ideas that we discussed in our research paper on deal origination to help create / identify some exciting companies on General Catalyst's behalf.  

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On November 11th, 2010

Buying private companies on marketplaces of primary and secondary interests

 
Congratulations to the team at AxialMarket on raising $2m from First Round Capital and Windcrest Investments. I take this as a sign that they're starting to gain traction among corporations and private equity funds, despite the fact they're threatening the lunch of lower-tier business brokers and others who benefit from the currently highly inefficient, fragmented Read More...

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On November 9th, 2010
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