Tag: investor
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Bootcamp Nacional reúne 100 startups em SP dia 18 de agosto
De sábado (18) a segunda-feira (20), representantes de cem startups de todo o país vão se reunir em São Paulo para apresentar seus modelos de negócios a potenciais investidores. O evento faz parte do InovAtiva Brasil – programa gratuito de aceleração em larga escala para negócios inovadores. Empreendedores de diversos estados brasileiros foram selecionados e…
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Investor activism is surging in continental Europe
LEAVE it to the Americans to besiege European companies in August, when the entire continent is on holiday. It emerged this month that Corvex Management, an American hedge fund, had built up a $400m position in Danone, a French food giant. AkzoNobel, a Dutch paints-and-chemicals firm which has been under heavy fire from…
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Silicon Valley “innovation” truth
Silicon Valley is a place that prides itself on innovation. Yet, somehow in the Valley’s pursuit of shiny new tech, it has decided that being “innovative” is the same thing as being “totally original.” Copying another startup’s idea is seen as an inferior, unoriginal get-rich quick play. Acknowledging that you used a competitor’s idea is unheard of. Take…
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The unconventional way the investor choose startup investments
Image Credit: chompoo09 / Shutterstock I recently retired after working for 40 years at publicly held companies where my fiduciary duty was to my shareholders. For those 40 years I was tasked with delivering the highest possible return to my investors, without engaging in anything illegal or unethical. While I balanced short-term results with long-term…
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Couple donates $20 million to encourage innovation at Sutter Health
Do you have $20 million to spare to give to a cause you love? Michael and Judith Gaulke apparently do. The Silicon Valley couple has donated that amount to create the Michael and Judith Gaulke Innovation Hatchery Endowment Fund at Sacramento, California-based Sutter Health. It’s the single largest donation in Sutter’s history, and it’s geared toward breathing air…
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