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Is it better to be a jack of all trades or a master of one? This question plagues the venture capital industry — with some managers pursuing a generalist investment strategy while others swear by a thematic approach. Can you truly diversify your investment portfolio when taking a generalist approach? Do thematically diversified asset portfolios lead to better returns?
Originally published on Enterprising Investor
Technology, properly applied, can help initiate and improve your relationships with clients. But with so many tech options out there, where do you start? After all, even well-established firms find it difficult to stay on the cutting edge. Yet there are three essential tech tools that can improve your business right off the bat…
Originally published on InvestorConnect.org
On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall is joined by Dan Conner of St. Louis-based Ascend Venture Capital. Before coming into investing, Dan worked as an engineer, primarily in the oil, biofuel, and wind energy industries. After getting his MBA, Dan ended up in the VC world, in the enterprise sector. According to Dan, he owes his success to ‘putting in the legwork’, researching thousands of companies to find the select few he likes.
