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Adeo Ressi is Founding Member of TheFunded.com, an online community of 12,000 CEOs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Adeo also runs the Founder Institute, a mentoring program that helps entrepreneurs launch hundreds of world-class companies each year. The Institute is the eight start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating.

Bye Bye Bushenomics

Thankfully, the days of big spending and equally big tax cuts are gone. The hard line, lassie fare, faux religious, and ignorant qualities of Bush are also gone.

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Sell Your Stocks

I said it before, and I will say it again now: SELL YOUR STOCKS. A giant economic reset is taking place that will bankrupt thousands of companies worldwide. Millions of terminated employees will be selling their stocks and demanding benefits … Continue reading

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Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

This image was sent to me by a friend of mine based out of Israel who works in the image business. His quote, when I asked him how he was holding up, was: I’ll let this picture talk ( that’s … Continue reading

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Exciting Times

Happy Holidays! We all know that fundamental change is long overdue. For many of us, we thought that 1999 and 2000 would bring about this change. The reality is that the abusive power structures were both healthy and in control … Continue reading

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Bankers to Blame?

Listening to a panel of bankers discussing customer service in the time of collapse. Apparently, many bankers are overwhelmed with customer inquiries asking how they lost so much money. They are also “shocked” about major companies defaulting on debts that … Continue reading

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The Hidden Gems of Venture Capital

LP Considerations in the Current Investment Climate The venture capital industry is under assault from defaulting investors, declining public image, poor returns, and portfolio failures. Within this turmoil, the venture capital model provides some compelling investment opportunities by supporting nimble … Continue reading

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Buy Time and Re-build

My recommendation: buy time and rebuild. Right now, the following phenomenon is occurring: Problem: Extensive deregulation coupled with low interest rates in the US caused the largest financial collapse in over 50 years. Reality: Government knee jerk reaction will be … Continue reading

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A Revolutionary Time: We Live in Public

New York was the epicenter of the Internet at one time, and Pseudo was a key player in the New York ecosystem – both the rise and the fall. Below is a movie trailer for a documentary of the Pseudo … Continue reading

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Sci-fabulous: Night at the Museum

A group of entrepreneurs and VCs enjoyed a private tour of the California Academy of Sciences by Dr. Brian Fisher. The museum was graciously kept open for the 15 of us to tour and enjoy as part of the Sci-fabulous … Continue reading

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The VC Model is Broken

http://venturebeat.com http://www.techcrunch.com http://valleywag.com http://www.avc.com http://www.pehub.com http://marktomarket.typepad.com http://broadstuff.com http://gigaom.com The following statements are available for re-print and re-publication with attribution. TheFunded – Canarie View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: lp investing) “The Canary is Dead” presentation was delivered to … Continue reading

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