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peHUB Wire: Tuesday, November 24, 2009Random Ramblings
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- peHUB Wire: Friday, November 20, 2009
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- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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* Private equity has not been good lately to big state pension funds http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=acWVaiPjU5iw (Bloomberg hyped this story most of yesterday, keeping it atop the homepage). * Mark Cuban: What entrepreneurs should not do when making a deal pitch http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/19/success-motivation-what-entrepreneurs-should-not-do/ * Morning Call: U.S. futures rise ahead of Bernanke speech http://www.reuters.com/article/usMktRpt/idUSN2154693120090821 London rises early http://www.reuters.com/article/londonMktRpt/idUSLL36995420090821 European shares climb on banks and utilities http://www.reuters.com/article/eurMktRpt/idUSLL47049020090821 the Nikkei drops 1.4% on automakers http://www.reuters.com/article/tokyoMktRpt/idUST25393120090821 and China shares finish a down week up http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkongMktRpt/idUSHKG22935820090821 * Q&A on emerging markets private equity http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e39b6dba-8dea-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&nclick_check=1 with Paul Fletcher of Actis. * In Memoriam: Brett Allsop, founder of VC-backed online travel site Yapta, was killed in an auto accident at the age of 38 http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/19/brett-allsop-co-founder-of-yapta-dies-at-38/ * Biz Stone tells VentureBeat that Twitter was in talks to acquire FriendFeed http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkongMktRpt/idUSHKG22935820090821 but that the company ultimately opted for Facebook (for around the same price). Story points out interesting conflict, in that FriendFeed investor Peter Fenton (Benchmark Capital) is also on the board of Twitter. Doesn't mention that Fenton's prior firm, Accel Partners, is the lead investor in Facebook.
- Executive moves, week of Aug. 17, 2009
Hires, promotions and other personnel changes at USVP, Tenaya and other PE and VC firms