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Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital

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You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. As a fund manager, showing the credibility of being able to execute on an investment thesis while garnering the support from the larger investment community that that thesis makes sense is a tremendous milestone. Contact our editors for details.

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After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company

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Josh and the team at Stack have already built a large and important company in the e-commerce ecosystem with almost no outside investment,” said Andy Doyle, Operations Director at TPG. StackCommerce was advised by investment bank CG Petsky Prunier, part of the Canaccord Genuity Group.

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Techstars Music Opens Up Apps For New Class In LA

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Techstars Music says it will invest $1.2M into 10 startups, or $120,000 each, and invite them for its 13-week program in Los Angeles starting on February 3, 2020. Techstars Music--led by Bob Moczydlowsky--also said that a total of 17 Techstars Music startups have now raised $67M in post-Techstars funding.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

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“The climate-oriented investment in Biden’s new plan would be roughly ten times what came through ARRA,” wrote Shayle Kann, a partner with the investment firm, Energy Impact Partners. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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7 Entrepreneur Stages Help You Assess Your Progress

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This place is often called an incubator or accelerator, or just a group of peers. One of the most successful incubators is Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. Landing investments and backing requires a new level of confidence, communication, and risk. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/28/2020.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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Today, we share the thoughts of Scott Alderton , Managing Partner of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP (www.stubbsalderton.com), which also runs the Preccelerator (www.preccelerator.com) startup incubator. In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies. It is incredibly exciting!

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Reflections on 2019: Brett Brewer, Crosscut Ventures

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This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business. Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution.