Tag Archives: Ted Leonsis

How The Motley Fool’s Co-Founders Share the Wealth

“The best way to keep money in perspective is to have some.” — Louis Rukeyser, American financial journalist, columnist and economic commentator “Every business opens a story.” — Tom Gardner, founder, CEO and Co-Chairman, The Motley Fool company Georgetown natives, … Continue reading

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FiscalNote Sprints with Mark Cuban and $10 Million Series B from China’s RenRen

Please enjoy the longer read just published at StartupGrind.com, the global entrepreneurship community — front page! FiscalNote Inc, formed March 2013, first appeared in this blog early in 2014, after I bumped into CTO, Jonathan Chen and his co-founders CEO … Continue reading

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Pitching Ted Leonsis, Meeting Tige Savage and Heeding Mark Suster

Recently, I connected the dots at back-to-back Metro-DC area events: the BallstonBID Launchpad competition appreciation dinner, In the Capital’s “50 on Fire” and Startup Grind, featuring Tige Savage. Tige is the co-founder and managing director of venture and growth equity … Continue reading

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