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peHUB First Read

By Luisa Beltran

Posted on: May 24, 2013

This Friday morning, there’s news that Google is in talks to buy Waze, German brewers don’t like fracking and Anthony Weiner needs to get his skylines straight.


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peHUB Second Opinion 5.23

By Connie Loizos

Posted on: May 23, 2013

Lyft lifts a stunning $60 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo makes its second acquisition this week, and for young analysts, it’s college to investment bank to buyout fund, in just a few months. And so much more!


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Stepping on the Peers

By David Drake

Posted on: May 23, 2013

Institutional investors are taking over the nascent peer-to-peer lending industry, says guest columnist David Drake, founder of PE firm LDJ Capital.


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When Startups Need Marriage Counselors

By Connie Loizos

Posted on: May 23, 2013

It’s no surprise to anyone who follows the industry that founders are often elbowed aside. Sometimes, they’re ousted because a startup isn’t performing. Sometimes, investors think a new CEO could do better. Lesser known is that CEOs are sometimes shown the door because a startup’s senior managers threaten to hightail it otherwise.


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Heat-Seeking Missile: Finding (and Fostering) Innovation

By Debbie Landa

Posted on: May 23, 2013

After launching Under the Radar and the Grow Conference and working with countless startups, Debbie Landa says that innovation is there in plain sight…if you’re looking for it.


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Valuations Of Venture Deals In Silicon Valley Decline A Bit

By Mark Boslet

Posted on: May 23, 2013

Silicon Valley venture capitalists tempered their enthusiasm for investing in the first quarter, though only modestly, as software and Internet startups continued to spark spirited check writing, according to a study from Fenwick & West.


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peHUB First Read

By asormani

Posted on: May 23, 2013

This Thursday morning read all about the most popular biotech and VC myths; a Euro mezz fund’s first close and find out the six things every CIO should know.


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peHUB Second Opinion 5.22

By Connie Loizos

Posted on: May 22, 2013

Inside Google’s secret lab; Twitter is beefing up security following a spate of attacks on prominent media outlets; and Tesla’s newest offering reaps more than $1 billion. And so much more!


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Air Medical to Pay Dividend to Shareholders, Including Bain

By Luisa Beltran

Posted on: May 22, 2013

Bain Capital is getting some of its money back on Air Medical Group Holdings.


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Union Square & Spark Capital: Venture’s New Power Couple?

By joanna

Posted on: May 22, 2013

The two East Coast venture firms have been posting stellar returns, boosted in large part by investments they’ve made together. The latest case in point? Tumblr, first backed when it was a two-person operation.


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Lessons On Company Building From Andy Bechtolsheim

By Mark Boslet

Posted on: May 22, 2013

Develop the right product at the right time for the right market and, when you do, the outcome is more predictable than you might imagine, says Andy von Bechtolsheim, the Silicon Valley sage who co-founded Sun Microsystems and famously invested early in Google.


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Deal-Maker Poll: How Busy Are You?

By Steve Bills

Posted on: May 22, 2013

As you look at your workload today, are you running at half speed or full bore? Take our latest poll here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DealMakerPoll