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peHUB Wire: Tuesday, June 23, 2009Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday Feedback
- peHUB Wire: Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday Feedback
A VC Model that WorksSome might call what Jeff Clavier does 'spray and pray,' but it's hard to argue with a return of 10x
Meticulous ConsumptionConsumer products companies can succeed in a recession — the trick is making sure they offer something that people believe will improve their health or help the planet
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Can Quadrangle Save Itself?
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Can Quadrangle Save Itself?
- Inventables Looks To Reinvent Itself
After seven years as a contract physical innovation center, Inventables Inc. http://www.inventables.com is trying to transform itself into an online B2B marketplace. The Chicago-based company also has raised $2 million in its first round of VC funding, led by True Ventures. “We’ve been talking to [Inventables CEO] Zach Kaplan for almost a year,” says Phil Black, a True Ventures partner who has joined the Inventables board. “This round of funding really does allow the company to make a clean break with the past. The B2B marketplace strategy is a lot more risky than what they’ve been doing, but it’s also got the potential to be much more rewarding.”