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What background for this sort of job (uk/asia)
Would 6 years post big 4 sound about right? Maybe 2.5 in banking (till you hit associate) then 3.5 as experienced hire in mid level company in relevant sector (50-100m revenue) then finally make jump to start up? Realistic? Same or different expectations if in Singapore? Opinions on importance of...
Soylent: Could It Change The Way We Eat?
The creator of a food replacement product Soylent has shipped out the first round of product after receiving over 3.5MM in VC and crowdfunding and developing the mix over the past year. According to Wikipedia , Soylent is an open sourced food substitute optimized to fulfill the average human's...
Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next?
I mostly read and browse around on WSO so this will be my first real post. I have a unique opportunity where I lack insight to receive an equity stake in a business. Obviously I want as much equity as I can possible negotiate and I'm more interested in the longer term success of the business. I...
Connect For A Cause Launches Nationally
You guys might remember a series I did a year ago about the Launchpad start-up accelerator in New Orleans and some of the companies that were coming out of their IGNITION incubator. One of the companies I highlighted that would be particularly useful to prospective finance professionals was Connect...
Sword & Plough - Turning military gear into civilian fashion
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2589439820001/sisters-turn-old-military… Turning material used to support war into something beautiful/fashionable is pretty badass. I love their "Signature Messenger Bag" (https://www.swordandplough.com/collections/frontpage/products/messenger…), though a bit on...
Will Code for Equity
Finally an answer to the age-old (at least the past 20 years or so) conundrum of how to get your start-up off the ground if you're a hustler with no money or programming skills, or you're a coder with no idea how to run a business. This gave me one of those, "Why didn't I think of that?" moments...
Kevin Rose: Always a Bridesmaid
I was sufficiently shocked last week (as was much of the Internet) when I heard that Digg was sold for $500,000 . I mean, wasn't that figure missing a few zeroes? 500 GRAND??? As in, house money? But it was true. Sure, there were some ancillary transactions worth a few million, but that was mostly...
I Hate Ashton Kutcher
I hate Ashton Kutcher. And I know I'm not alone. I mean, seriously. How could you not hate this guy? Do I hate him because he's getting paid $700,000 a week ( soon to be $1 million a week ) to fill in for a far superior Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men? Nope. He's just playing the hand he was...
Launchpad IGNITION: Fire on the Bayou
I'm changing things up a bit this week. I'm devoting the entire week to start-ups, specifically those operating out of the Launchpad in New Orleans. Most of you know I was back there a couple weeks ago. What you may not have known is that I was there to do more than drink whiskey , eat fried food,...
Fork In the Road: Finance or Startup
Sorry for the long post. Big decision. Any input would be appreciated.
Sales vs. Business Development
Hey Everyone, I see that people who get into VC can come from all types of different backgrounds, some of them coming from Biz Dev roles at successful start-ups, and I'm wondering what exactly this means. I recently started on the sales/marketing/general client facing team at a tech start-up in nyc...
How we do in SoMA
I know we rarely talk startup and VC scene here in the Oasis, but a new startup based here in SoMA has thought of an idea to secure seed funding that is so profound I can't tell if they're brilliantly bold or just idiots trying to mask an awful product. I just had to share it here. Either way, I...
Teach For America + EdTech Startup Internship + Full TIme Start up experience = HBS or similar?
Hey guys, just wanted to get some opinions on my situation. I'm currently about to begin my second year of TFA, and I've spent the summer interning for an ed-tech start up. After my second year, I plan on returning to this same start up as a business analyst before hopefully applying to HBS or some...
"The Backers Who Made It Big" Have a Start Up that you need funding?...Read this.
I have been working on a start up venture at the moment, Don't want to get too into the details because I haven't taken all the necessary procedures to protect it. It involves a mobile app andthe passion i have (fishing) and if all goes to plan i'll be rich and so will the fishermen. The other start...
Maihar Capital Strategies?
Anyone heard of this fund? Apparently the Principal and MD for it is or used to be be the MD for Finles, a Dutch hedge fund of funds, as far as I can tell. I submitted a resume' for an internship through internships .com. For that matter, what are the various opinions on internships .com? They have...
L2 Think Tank
Has anyone ever heard of L2 Think Tank? Currently going through the application process. Read about them on Mergers and inquisitions under their products group interview for consumer/retail. It seems very research intensive, and I've been trying to read up more on the company but can't find much...
Leaving Vista for Startup?
I'm currently with one of Vista's portfolio companies and I'm thinking about starting my own consulting firm. Initially, I'd need to lean on current clients for revenue. While there are no non-compete issues or IP conflicts, I'm uneasy about pitching this concept to my company since Vista owns a...
Why Can't I Freakin Get A Job?- Is it me or the job market?
only posting here because I love the complete honesty of the responses that these forums provide. i went from trade support (middle office role) at a BB to a start up trading firm/hedge fund so that I could get out of Operations. i initially came in as a junior trader (a prop shop feel), then i...
Factoring
So per Eddie's rec, I picked up 'How to Get Rich' by Felix Dennis and I've been working my way through. I got to the part where he's talking about cash flow and he strongly advises against factoring to increase cash flow. What I don't completely understand is exactly WHY factoring is so goddamn...
Dot Com Bubble 2.0?
First Facebook at 50 billion, and now Groupon talks about a potential IPO of 15 billion has got me thinking, are we seeing another wave of overoptimism that will just come crashing down? How can a company such as Groupon be worth that much with such an easily replicable business model? They have...
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