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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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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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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

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Discount and budget retailers are capitalizing on this, targeting their stores toward consumers that are looking for a bargain. We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing.

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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

The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm 2009 Lowell L. Giannini: The Man with the Midas Touch 2009 Edward Chancellor Chancellor, Edward Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation 2000 Dr. Robert J. House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street 2009 William D.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Capital One. Innovation Lab Name: Capital One Labs.