Doug Nelson
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Doug Nelson
@dougnelson10
FinTech growth equity at Long Ridge, adviser / team @fintechsandbox. ex @fprimecapital, @harvardhbs, purveyor of bad jokes
New York, USA Katılım Şubat 2011
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Great discussion! Thanks to @FinTechSandbox for organizing another excellent event.
Caliber@CaliberComms
Day One of Boston Fintech Week is in full swing! Just wrapped up a great panel on #Fintech VC with @dougnelson10 of Long Ridge, @lmichaelmeyer of @middlegamevc, Stephanie Khoo of @nycapartners, and Van Jones of @Wellington_Mgmt. #BFTW22
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Registration is now open for Boston Fintech Week 2022, hosted by @FinTechSandbox. Great opportunity to reconnect with leading investors, startups and advocates in the Boston ecosystem and beyond.
Register here: cvent.me/Wkv8Na #boston #BFTW2022
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Congrats to our portfolio company @SoftWorksAI on their recent relaunch as True.ai: businesswire.com/news/home/2022…
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Excellent overview of what's happening in FinTech from the folks @FPrimeCapital fintechindex.fprimecapital.com
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@matt_levine This reminds me a lot of the SEC crackdown in the early days of marketplace lending...wonder if the approach taken by Prosper / LC in response might be a good analogue here
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I won’t share this newsletter itself, only the fact that I have done it. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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Excited to welcome @SoftWorksAI to the Long Ridge family! softworksai.com/softworks-ai-a…
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Congrats to the team @CarsonGroupLLC! Carson Group, Financial Technology & Services Leader, Selects Bain Capital as Strategic Partner prn.to/2UNh2rn
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Great testament to how @FinTechSandbox supports the early stage FinTech ecosystem: accesswire.com/643109/FinTech…
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Excited to welcome @DrawbridgeCyber to the Long Ridge family!
Drawbridge@DrawbridgeCyber
Exciting day at Drawbridge! We've closed a minority growth equity investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners. We'll use this investment to continue helping alternative investment firms meet the growing market demand for #cybersecurity software & solutions. bit.ly/38oIH5M
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FinTech Talks are back - hosted by @FinTechSandbox! Join us for a series of exciting discussions centered on the role #fintech can play in ensuring inclusive global growth.
Mar 16-19, 2021
Register here: bit.ly/FinTechTalks20…
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Great coverage of @FinTechSandbox and the future of sustainable finance marketsmedia.com/fintech-sandbo…
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@andrewparker Agreed in absolute terms, but risk / volatility adjusted, I’d take the ecosystem bet
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This is just one single deal though. In hindsight, for all venture investment deployed. Broadly, the answer is definitely the currency.
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A big question as VC investment in bitcoin was emerging (roughly '13-'14 era):
Would it be more profitable to invest in companies in the ecosystem or the currency itself?
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Mama, we made it... on Product Hunt! Check us out at producthunt.com/posts/wingspan and let us know what you think! We couldn’t have built a best-in-class platform for independent professionals without the collaboration of you, our community — thanks for being along for the ride 🚀🚀🚀
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Always interesting insights from the folks @FPrimeCapital on the current state of tech investing: slideshare.net/fprimecapital/…
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Great post from new @FinTechSandbox executive director Kelly Fryer. Excited for the next chapter!
FinTechSandbox@FinTechSandbox
New Executive Director Kelly Fryer on embracing the mission of FinTech Sandbox: j.mp/3dFummK #fintech #regtech #startupaccelerator #data #fintechstartups #insurtech #financialhealth #innovation
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Excited to share the news on Long Ridge's third fund!
wsj.com/articles/long-…
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Thank you, Jean, for all you've done for our community and for helping more than 200+ FinTech startups leap forward!
Jegen (he/him)@davidjegen
If only I had more followers on Twitter, more people would know how grateful I am to you @jeandonnelly12 for everything you did for @FinTechSandbox these last six years. An open thank you letter to you! bit.ly/2RNFy6V
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Great post from my colleague @SohumDaftary on the current state of public SaaS: link.medium.com/0qJ5E8RiX8
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