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Gold Investing News – Blanchard and Company

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Blanchard and Company’s Chairman and CEO Donald Doyle is interviewed about investing in gold.

Ioannis Tomazos, CEO of Biorasis, Inc. – 2011’s Most Promising Life Sciences Company

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:55 +0000

Biorasis, Inc, and their CEO Ioannis Tomazos won the “Most Promising New Life Sciences Company of the Year”as part of the Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards. Biorasis aims to commercialize a wireless, miniaturized implantable glucose sensor for long-term diabetes management. www.bio-orasis.com — Nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors and service providers gathered on October 27, 2011 at The Omni Hotel in New Haven for the Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards, a celebration of the most promising early stage and emerging technology companies in Connecticut identified by the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) as having the best potential to be a successful enterprise. The Pipeline Awards was part of a larger event being held that day called the: Cantor Colburn/CCAT/ First Niagara Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit, which included the Northeast ACA Angel Summit sponsored by Connecticut’s Angel Investor Forum. Nearly 100 angel investors from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania attended to hear from five companies presented to fellow angels by one of the many participating angel groups for the sake of deal syndication. As that early day program came to an end, the crowd was joined by nearly another 300 attendees for the late afternoon/ evening program, the Pipeline Awards followed by the Technology Showcase. 70 “Companies to Watch” sharing their technology products and services with attendees in a poster fair. Click here for more info …

Kam Lasater, CSO of SeeClickFix – 2011’s Most Promising New Internet/New Media Company

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:37:39 +0000

SeeClickFix won the “Most Promising New Internet/New Media Company of the Year” as part of the Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards. SeeClickFix allows anyone to report and track non-emergency issues anywhere in the world via the internet. This empowers citizens, community groups, media organizations and governments to take care of and improve their neighborhoods. seeclickfix.com — Nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors and service providers gathered on October 27, 2011 at The Omni Hotel in New Haven for the Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards, a celebration of the most promising early stage and emerging technology companies in Connecticut identified by the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) as having the best potential to be a successful enterprise. The Pipeline Awards was part of a larger event being held that day called the: Cantor Colburn/CCAT/ First Niagara Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit, which included the Northeast ACA Angel Summit sponsored by Connecticut’s Angel Investor Forum. Nearly 100 angel investors from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania attended to hear from five companies presented to fellow angels by one of the many participating angel groups for the sake of deal syndication. As that early day program came to an end, the crowd was joined by nearly another 300 attendees for the late afternoon/ evening program, the Pipeline Awards followed by the Technology Showcase. 70 “Companies to Watch” sharing their …

Angel Capital Expo 2009 – Most Valued Company Award

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:45:35 +0000

Angel Capital Expo is the premier gathering of angel investors and entrepreneurs seeking funding capital to grow their businesses. Expo conferences provide a unique opportunity for open access and collective collaboration to the world of angel investing.

Company News for July 11, 2011

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:44:27 +0000

Company News for July 11, 2011
Companies in the News are: LOCM,GOOG,BAC,DB,JPM,GM,TGT,C,CAT,WFC,STLD,XXIA

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Business Valuation-what is my company worth?

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:52:45 +0000

Hosted by Dave Dambro (or Mark N. Bass, or Ken Honeyman), The Capital MatchPoint, www.capitalmatchpoint.com, 770.433.8250…by virtue of my position at the capital matchpoint, i have the opportunity to talk to entrepreneurs on almost a daily bases, entrepreneurs that are seeking capital at various stages of funding. And one topic that our conversation almost always gravitates towards is, “what is your company worth?”. And after we talk for a few minutes, the answer usually comes back as something vaigue or maybe just simply an “I don’t know”. One thing that I cannot stress enough is that you, the entrepreneur, regardless of what the investors done, because they are going to form their own opinion about what it is worth. But you, the entrepreneur, seeking funding have a very fact based, analytical opinion of what your company is worth. Now valuation is as much art as it is science. Everybody has their own way of doing it. This investor will think, that this is important and someone else will think that something else is important. So, what I generally recommend is that you take as least 3 methods of valuation and look for convergence around a number. Chances are if you get convergence around a number, you are on the right track. Whether you like that number or not, I don’t know but, it means you are on the right track. There are a lot of differend methods of doing valuation but 3 that I would recommend that are widely used and our investors will understand them are: #1 …

Business Plan-Valuation: What is my company worth?

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:37:36 +0000

Watch this video now: capitalmatchpoint.com , Hosted by Mark Bass, MBA, The Capital MatchPoint, 941-462-2728, www.capitalmatchpoint.com… 770-433-8250…You know, by virtue of my position at the Capital Match Point, I have the opportunity to talk to entrepreneurs on almost a daily basis. Entrepreneurs that are seeking capital and in various stages of finding it. And one topic that our conversation almost always gravitates towards is what is your company worth? And after we talk for a few minutes. the answer usually comes back as something vague or maybe just simply, “I don’t know.” And one thing that I can’t stress enough is that you, the entrepreneur, regardless of what the investor is doing because they’re going to form their own opinion of what your company’s worth, but you, the entrepreneur who’s seeking funding have a very fact based, analytical opinion of what your company’s worth. Now, valuation and middling is as much art as it is science, and everybody has their own way of doing it. This investor will think that something’s important, and this investor will think something else is important. So, what I generally recommend is that you take at least three methods of valuation and look for convergence around a number. And chances are, if you get convergence around a number, you’re on the right track. Now, whether you like that number or not, I don’t know. But it means that you are on the right track. And again, there are a lot of different methods of doing …

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: BP Plc, Transocean, Halliburton Company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and …

Wed, 25 May 2011 18:51:49 +0000

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: BP Plc, Transocean, Halliburton Company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and …
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: BP Plc, Transocean, Halliburton Company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Apartment Investment and Management Company

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Company Interview: Kinder Morgan CFO Kimberly Allen Dangs Exclusive With The Wall Street Transcript

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:38:36 +0000

Company Interview: Kinder Morgan CFO Kimberly Allen Dangs Exclusive With The Wall Street Transcript
67 WALL STREET, New York – April 18, 2011 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil and Gas Master Limited Partnerships Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This Oil and Gas Master Limited Partnerships Report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money …

Source Boston 2010: The Realities of Starting a Security Company Part II: The Investors 5/6

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:40:13 +0000

Clip 5/6 Speakers: Jeff Fagnan (Atlas Venture), Emerson Tan (Stratagem7), John Harthorne (Founder & CEO of MassChallenge), Chris Swan (CTO and Director of Venture Services, Capital SCF), Vishy Venugopalan (Analyst Longworth Venture Partners) Moderated by: Nick Selby, Managing Director, Trident Risk Management and founder of the Enterprise Security Practice at The 451 Group Venture capital can be daunting. Lets dispel myths, and learn about what it takes to attract the right amount of funding to start your security company. A panel of Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, and other management experts share suggestions, advice, and experience about how to obtain funding, design a security company, and launch your company, suggestions for potential exit strategies, and the cycle of entrepreneurship For more information and presentation slides click here: bit.ly