technology

Three Tools to Improve the Fund Manager–Client Relationship

Three Tools to Improve the Fund Manager–Client Relationship

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…

The Increasing Wait for Promising Companies To Get Public

The Increasing Wait for Promising Companies To Get Public

Originally published on Equities.com

It used to be the case that an initial public offering was the preeminent financing opportunity for startups, leading most companies to go public earlier in their life cycle. But the proliferation of private equity dollars over the past 30 years means that one of the best investment strategies is to influence founders to keep their companies privately held for considerably longer…

Podcast: Investor Connect – Dan Conner of Ascend Venture Capital

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.