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Room To Grow: Why WeWork’s $20B Valuation Isn’t Crazy

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Specifically, we looked at Boston Properties, Vornado, and IWG plc (dba Regus). WeWork first gained its unicorn status in Q1’14 with a $1.59B valuation after raising a $157M Series C round from notable investors including Benchmark Capital and J.P. Boston Properties reportedly has 43.7 Real Estate Tech Research Briefing.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

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Founded: 2008. Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring. Boston Children’s Hospital — Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA).

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

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In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. However, the model doesn’t currently allow companies to issue new shares, meaning that DPOs do not raise any capital for the company. STAYING PRIVATE.

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Retail’s Small Business Crisis

PYMNTS

Things went off the rails, not surprisingly, in 2008 — courtesy of the financial crisis. More businesses opened than closed — until 2008. In the aftermath of 2008, only 20 counties — most of them rimming major cities and tech hubs — drove 50 percent of small business formation. The mix of these businesses is also very different.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

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In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold 2008 Cordelia Frances Biddle Biddle, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Jackson, and a Nation in Turmoil: The Infamous Bank War 2021 Alan S. Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers 2016 Dwight L. 2008 Richard P. Bernanke Bernanke, Ben S.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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Founded: 2008. Originally opened in 2008 by a group of Googlers who wanted someplace a bit more free-form to do their “20% work.” (“20% work” itself is a form of constant innovation: it’s the 20% of the workweek during which Google employees get to work on projects not directly connected to their core tasks.) Capital One.