PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Venture capital interest and investments have been on the rise, so growth is in the cards. ICO may stand, to investors’ chagrin, for “ I C ould’ve gotten O ut.”. The price tag, however didn’t scare off investors — who liked Founder and “hipster-vegan” Doug Evans’ pitch — and thought that selling “smart juice” had a future.

Sales 46

Sales Startups Compliance Retail 46

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

And then of course as a CEO, doesn’t matter the size of the company, you’re always talking about where to allocate capital. And honestly, with the discussion around, which I have strong opinions on, discussion around more capital requirements post the regional banking crisis, I think that’s only going to get worse.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 85

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 85

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

While that effect tends to fade as businesses get larger, the tumult at Open AI, where the board dismissed Sam Altman as CEO, and then faced with an enterprise-wide meltdown, as capital providers and employees threatened to quit, illustrates that even at larger entities, a person or a few people can make a value difference.

Valuation 113

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 113

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Can I just tag along? And his idea of starting it is to start it with a bunch of effective al altruists in Berkeley where there’s money from effective altruist to supply the capital. There’s no c f o. 00:34:53 [Speaker Changed] Hi, his c t o, brilliant guy, 00:34:56 [Speaker Changed] Gary Wang.

Math 60

Math Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 60

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You work at Capital Growth Financial and in former global markets before you join investing Giant Merrill Lynch in 2007, what was that transition like from smaller shops to a really, really big one? ’cause I was always a William O’Neill fan and Right. So, so you work, you leave that world and you go to a few boutique shops.

Marketing 60

Marketing Leadership Finance Investments 60

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 2, 2023

And then within LVMH, I moved to Tag Heuer, which is a pure watch business — RITHOLTZ: Right. It was really kind of in the Tag Heuer timeline for me, career-wise, that I became aware of Ben and of Hodinkee. Then we raised our first venture capital. And Louis Vuitton has a watch business and division. Hand wound moon watch.

Retail 64

Retail Advertising Numbers Economics 64

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 16, 2023

RITHOLTZ: Read Sebastian Mallaby’s book on, on “The Power Law: Venture Capital” million dollar deals were literally done on a handshake. If you were interested in venture capital and you were on the East Coast, the only way you could learn anything was like fast money or I’m sorry, a fast company or wired magazine.

Leverage 111

Leverage Investments Valuation Finance 111