The Best Time to Start a Venture Capital Firm

March 12, 2009

Tough times have historically been better for startup companies than most people think says Jim Verdonik in an article in Portland’s BizJournal online. Granted, entrepreneurs tend to see the glass “half full” more often than most people. But there are solid business reasons why new ventures flourish in the worst of times. First, there’s necessity. […]

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Private Equity Positioned to Lead Economic Recovery

March 9, 2009

Private equity is “smart money” that can bring the kind of sustainable and fundamental improvements companies need to pull themselves out of this financial crisis. That’s the opinion of Rami Bazzi, Senior Executive Officer at Injazat Capital Limited, a leading asset management and investment bank in Dubai, UAE. Bazzi told Emirates Business that private equity […]

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An Inside Look at a Legendary Venture Capitalist

March 5, 2009

If you want to get a sense of what it’s like to sit at the top of the venture capital hill, take a look at Business Week’s recent interview with Michael Moritz. Moritz is a former journalist who parlayed a book about Apple Computer into a job with the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia […]

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The Best Way to Work with a Private Equity Recruiter

March 2, 2009

Sometime in your career you may have received a call from a headhunter, or initiated the call yourself. In either case, you should learn how to work with them effectively and take full advantage of the many benefits their service provides. Especially in this challenging job environment. Your success is in the recruiter’s best interest. […]

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$45 Million to Help Create New Venture Capital Jobs

February 26, 2009

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a plan to spend $45 million to train out-of-work bankers to become venture capitalists, reports CNN. The idea is to reinvigorate and ultimately retain the city’s status as a global financial capital, amid the massive downsizing and losses at major New York firms. The job retaining program is […]

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Private Equity Firms Fare Better in Tough Times

February 23, 2009

Private equity firms are better able to make the difficult choices necessary in a downturn, such as shutting down poorly performing businesses. That’s according to a report by the World Economic Forum, as reported in the Financial Times. The report was based on a study of thousands of companies from 1980 through 2005. The report […]

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Job Growth Depends on this Type of Venture Capital

February 19, 2009

Here’s an eye-opening fact from Seattle-based website, crosscut.com. America’s Fortune 500 companies, in the aggregate, creating nearly zero net new jobs over the past 30 years. According to most experts, start-up companies generate many more new jobs, proportionally, than the rest of the private sector. This fact was confirmed by a January, 2009 report issue […]

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Private Equity Industry Brushing Up Its Image

February 17, 2009

The Private Equity Council, an advocacy group made up of 13 of the largest buyout firms, is adopting a new set of guidelines for an industry tarnished by recent Wall Street excesses. The new guidelines cover environmental, health, safety, labor, governance and social issues. Among the highlights of the 9 new guidelines are industry commitments […]

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This Venture Capital Competition Offers Real Jobs

February 12, 2009

Plenty of colleges and universities hold mock venture capital competitions, where students pitch business ideas to pretend investors. But at the University of North Carolina’s  Kenan-Flagler Business School, real entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to students acting as investors with actual venture capitalists acting as the judges. In fact, UNC’s Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) has […]

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Advice for Landing That Private Equity Job

February 9, 2009

The graduating class of 2009 faces one of the toughest hiring markets in recent years. But with patience, persistence and some creativity, it’s still possible to land one of the elusive entry-level private equity jobs in the industry. That’s the word from panelists at the 15th annual venture capital and private equity conference at Harvard […]

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