Written by Anton Simunovic, Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures. This was originally run in the Union Leader 7/31 and 8/7 as a 2 part series. Market downturns are a good time to participate in the innovation economy In early 2020, I penned a note to my colleagues at Alumni Ventures that the 11-year bull Read more
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This week’s Member Monday features Global American Inc. Since opening their doors in 1989 integrity has been the core value that founder Nizar Jhaver integrated into every single interaction. They were one of the first Embedded Systems Integrators in the United States. Back then it was called “Industrial” as the idea of Long-Life Embedded Computers Read more
This week’s Member Monday is about Steve DeVries, a certified FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach. As you’ll read, Steve has decades of experience as a senior level executive that he draws on to guide new businesses just starting out. Tell us about your business Steve DeVries is a Certified FocalPoint Business & Executive Coach as Read more
Photo: Shaylyn Kelly, Events United Product Description The SL100 is the most widely used and requested stage in the live event industry. It is easy to operate and allows for a highly professional stage to be set up in almost any location in less than an hour. What problem does the product solve? The stage Read more
This article first appeared in the Union Leader in June 2022 The general and world conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte used to instruct his secretaries to give him his mail three weeks after it arrived. Why? Because Napoleon knew that in life and work, everything is urgent. That doesn’t mean, though, that everything is important. By reading Read more
Product Description: Alumni Ventures (AV) offers accredited individuals access to smart, simple venture capital — a key asset class missing from the portfolios of many sophisticated investors. Since launching its first venture fund in 2015, AV has raised more than $1 billion across two dozen Alumni and Focused Funds, serving a growing network of 7,500 Read more
This article first appeared in the Union Leader in May 2022 FOR NEW companies with a unique business idea and energetic founders, one of the first issues faced typically revolves around how to pay for it all. Particularly for product businesses (as opposed to service businesses), there is often a need to find funding to Read more
This week’s Member Monday features Alumni Ventures. Alumni Ventures offers accredited individuals access to smart, simple venture capital — a key asset class missing from the portfolios of many sophisticated investors. Since launching its first venture fund in 2014, AV has raised more than $900 million across two dozen Alumni and Focused Funds, serving a growing Read more
This article first appeared in the Union Leader in April 2022 Navigating the product lifecycle at a startup can be challenging. You have limited resources, time and money, and all anyone wants to know is “When will we have product market fit?” There’s an infinite amount of advice you’ll receive in this moment, but understanding Read more