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Author Talks: Steve Case identifies the US cities driving new innovation—and it’s not where you think

Mckinsey and Company

For the past decade, most venture capital funding in the United States went to three cities, but Steve Case says a convergence of social, technological, and policy factors is rebalancing the scale.

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Fintech and the False Promise of Techno-Solutionism

Reynolds Holding

In particular, they need to ask whether it’s even possible for technological innovations to address the deep-seated and complex problems that fintech’s proponents say they can solve. Techno-solutionism can also deter policymakers from interrogating the limitations, and regulating the harms, of the proffered technological solutions.

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6 Good Reasons Startups Don't Pursue Venture Funding

Lighter Capital

We’ve all read the headlines: SaaS Startup Raises $100M in Venture Capital to Disrupt Market with Its Innovative Solution It seems so common, but is it really? Venture capital funding is to tech startups what the Wizard of Oz was to Dorothy. Founders often wonder: Is venture capital worth it?

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Decentralized Finance, Crypto Funds, and Value Creation in Tokenized Firms

Reynolds Holding

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) employs blockchain technology and smart contracts with the goal of enabling perfectly disintermediated financial markets. The effect is much stronger if the backing CF’s investment strategy resembles that of a venture capital fund, rather than a hedge fund.

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Is Now the Right Time to Mandate Costly Climate Disclosure?

Reynolds Holding

Current technologies are not enough for us to reach “net zero” – the point at which new global greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions are offset by removing an equivalent amount of emissions from the atmosphere. 9] No doubt, large public companies will play an important role in creating and developing these new technologies.

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SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee

Reynolds Holding

Private capital markets, such as venture capital, have brought new ideas to market quickly and flexibly. We can’t take our leadership in capital markets for granted, though. New financial technologies and business models continue to change the face of finance for investors and issuers.

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Company Valuation Methods—Complete List and Guide

Valutico

For Example: Comparing “Company XYZ” in the technology industry with peers like Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook. iii) Real Options Valuation Real options valuation enables a technology company to assess a new software project while considering flexibility in response to market changes.