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Startup of the Month Helps You Invest Spare Change Automatically

There has been no shortage of high caliber startup operators emerging in all parts of the world in the early months of 2016, from biotech innovators to all manner of virtual data ...

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Warren Buffett on 3G Private Equity’s Side

Buffett defends 3G CapitalLast month multimillionaire Warren Buffet used his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to show his allegiance to aggressive private equity ...

The Story Behind the Four Asian Tigers

Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea – we know these countries to be among the most productive and profitable in the world. But it wasn’t always like that. The ‘Four Asian ...

“You can’t keep trade secrets from your investors,” says Barry Schuler, managing director at the venture firm DFJ Growth. Investors need to know all the concrete details of your startup and its methods. Without this transparency, they won’t invest in your company. An innovative trade secret with a demonstrated track record is one of the top ways to pique the interest of venture capital. Yet the secret that has so much value to your business is precisely the one you least want in the hands of unauthorized individuals. Bullets example: Do we have the resources to support our own on-premises server? If not, are we able to acquire them without compromising other key functions? What costs are associated with each option? How will we manage them? List example: Do we have the resources to support our own on-premises server? If not, are we able to acquire them without compromising other key functions? What costs are associated with each option? How will we manage them?