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Is Financial Employment Correlated with High Minimum Wage Laws?

April 7, 2014

With minimum wage laws a topic of policy discussion recently, this article asks the question –is there a correlation between higher minimum wage rates and financial employment by state? The main theory is that states with financial centers may get pressure from the public to increase the minimum wage above what elected officials experience in […]

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Hours per Week and Annual Pay – Who is on Top?

March 24, 2014

Individuals in the private equity industry work a lot. They also make a lot for those long hours. If one divided working individuals into 10 hour groups – meaning some percentage of individuals work 40 to 49 hours per week and some individuals work say 80 to 89 hours per week – which hour group […]

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When will Venture Capital Firms Move Away from California?

March 10, 2014

Since at least the 1980s, a large, disproportionate share of venture capital investments have been made in firms located in California. When will this trend come to an end? First, here is some background. The following animated GIF shows venture capital investments by year by state since 1995 (a link to the interactive Tableau Public […]

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Where Did Successful VC-Backed Entrepreneurs Go To School?

February 24, 2014

If you were asked where the most venture capital backed entrepreneurs went to college, which universities would show up in your top five? As a guess, you would most likely put the Massachusetts Institute of Technology high, as well as perhaps Stanford, Harvard, and other Ivy League or high academic schools. After all, that’s where […]

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Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference

February 17, 2014

On February 21, the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are hosting the 13th Annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference. The event brings together financiers, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. This year’s […]

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NYU Stern Private Equity Conference

February 10, 2014

Finding Alpha, Navigating Investment Headwinds in Private Equity The Annual NYU Stern Private Equity Conference provides current students, alumni, and industry professionals with networking opportunities and panel discussions focusing on trends and issues facing the private equity and venture capital industries. The popular conference attracts nearly 400 attendees each year. This year, the Conference will […]

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Private Equity Conference at Columbia Business School

January 29, 2014

On February 28, Columbia Business School will hold its 20th Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital conference entitled “Driving Entrepreneurial Thinking in the World of Investing” at the Sheraton Times Square New York. For twenty years, Columbia Business School has brought together thousands of private equity and venture capital professionals to its annual conference to […]

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What Will CalPERS’ Reallocation Plan Mean for Private Equity?

January 27, 2014

In mid-December, Real Desrochers, senior investment officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) fund, indicated that CalPERS would reduce the number of private equity investments from 389 to 120. The reason for the strategy announcement: the CalPERS board felt it is currently over-diversified, making it difficult for CalPERs to generate above-median returns. What does […]

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The Impact of Crowdfunding on Venture Capital

January 13, 2014

There have been some interesting developments from the American Jobs Act. One of the most recent developments is in equity crowdfunding. Crowdfunding, as most of you know, has been around for some time… at least since the late nineties. It is dominated by donation or awards platforms. There are also platforms geared to start ups. […]

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Where in the World is Wealth Being Created?

December 30, 2013

The world has changed a lot over the past 20 years. What does that change look like from the perspective of wealth creation? Before looking at the animated GIFs below, which show estimates of wealth creation by individuals and businesses living within each nation, take a minute and guess. No doubt, individuals and businesses living within […]

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