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Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

This is going to be BIG.

Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. For every 5 haters on Business Insider, there's one startup out there that doesn't spend all their time reading the same stuff we do, and just happens to notice that video.

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The Management Rights Letter

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

” These are typically the ability to attend board meetings, the ability to have access to financial reports on a regular basis, and the ability to advise and consult with the management of the company. The existence of these letters has everything to do with where the venture capital firms get their funds from.

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Regulators Demanding More Disclosure From Private Equity and Hedge Funds

Pension Pulse

Advocacy groups have accused the private fund industry of unfair, conflicted and opaque practices that hurt everyday Americans who invest in such funds through their pensions. It's not as if some state pension fund benefits from opacity," SEC Chair Gary Gensler told reporters after the panel's vote.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

Venture Capital Venture capital investments focus on financing startups and early-stage companies with significant growth potential. PwC reported that there is a significant shift among sovereign and public pension funds towards alternative investments. Please consult with a qualified professional for this type of advice.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

Venture Capital Venture capital investments focus on financing startups and early-stage companies with significant growth potential. PwC reported that there is a significant shift among sovereign and public pension funds towards alternative investments. Please consult with a qualified professional for this type of advice.

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. After three years I decided I don’t love payments enough to continue to do consulting and m and a and payments. So you end up going from the fund of funds to pension funds. Absolutely.

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Transcript: Edward Chancellor

The Big Picture

I then was doing journalism for Breakingviews, which was the sort of dot-com startup, FX FT people known by Reuters, and started doing some — and then I did some research for Crispin Odey, London hedge fund guy. RITHOLTZ: He’s a consultant. CHANCELLOR: He’s consultant. They consult. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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