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  Secondaries

  Altman’s ouster from OpenAI spooks secondary investors

  November 19, 2023

  Around $100 million worth of interest in OpenAI shares on secondary marketplace Caplight evaporated over the weekend after its board terminated CEO Sam Altman.

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  AI

  Sam Altman fired from OpenAI

  November 16, 2023

  The CEO of one of the fastest-growing startups of all time, OpenAI, was terminated by the company’s board.

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  CEO

  Hamilton Lane appoints CEO successors

  September 11, 2023

  Private market investment manager Hamilton Lane appoints two long-time executives as co-CEOs in “thoughtfully considered” succession plan.

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  SVB

  Meet the 5 industry leaders tasked with carving up SVB

  March 12, 2023

  SVB Financial announced that its board jas appointed five directors to a restructuring committee.

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  Compensation

  3 trends in how private companies are handling severance

  July 15, 2019

  Handling severance and acceleration of vesting upon a change of control aren’t the most glamorous topics for private companies. But they are important.

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  Day in the Life

  A day in the life of an AI startup founder

  January 30, 2019

  We’re speaking to different players in the PE and VC spaces to see what daily life looks like. This week, we talked to Tom Strange, founder of Constellation AI.

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  Day in the Life

  A day in the life of a travel startup CEO

  November 28, 2018

  We’re speaking to different players in the PE and VC spaces to see what daily life looks like. This week, we talked to Luca Carlucci, CEO of BizAway.

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  Day in the Life

  A day in the life of a startup CEO

  October 8, 2018

  We’re speaking to different players in the private equity and venture capital spaces to see what life looks like. This week, we talked to Tessa Cook, co-founder and CEO of OLIO.

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  TechCrunch Disrupt

  Uber’s CEO on his first year: ‘I had no frickin’ clue what I was getting into’

  September 5, 2018

  At TechCrunch Disrupt, Dara Khosrowshahi discussed how Uber has evolved over the last year & what the future looks like as the company moves into other modes of transport and heads toward an IPO.

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  Private Equity

  Here’s how much CEOs earn compared to other employees

  April 16, 2018

  Through its latest compensation survey, Thelander has gathered pay data for employees at hundreds of companies. We’ve looked at the pay ratio for chief executives versus other employees.

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  Venture Capital

  Spotify CEO: ‘Going public has never been about the pomp and circumstance’

  March 14, 2018

  Spotify will complete its direct listing on April 3, per its co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek, and plans to continue focusing on growth, not profit, as it transitions from private to public.

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  These tech executives are paid more than CEOs

  November 6, 2017

  At private companies, the exact numbers on compensation for executives can be elusive. We’ve teamed up with J. Thelander Consulting to provide data on how much C-level execs are earning.

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  Venture Capital

  Draper Esprit CEO: Companies want ‘to partner with big funds in Europe … and there’s hardly anyone’

  October 29, 2017

  Draper Esprit CEO Simon Cook on life as a publicly listed VC firm, looking to the long term in Europe and the future of the LP fundraising model.

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  Venture Capital

  Q&A: TechAccel’s co-founder on the future of agtech

  October 16, 2017

  We caught up with Michael Helmstetter, co-founder, president and CEO of TechAccel, to learn about his firm’s approach to agtech investment and discuss what he sees on the horizon in this evolving space.

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  M&A

  Uber’s new CEO has proven record of M&A success

  September 5, 2017

  The pitched battle for the hearts and minds of weary travelers hardly abated during Dara Khosrowshahi’s tenure as CEO at Expedia, prompting the company to explore new growth opportunities through M&A.

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  Venture Capital

  5 things Uber’s new CEO should do to turn the company around

  August 27, 2017

  Dara Khosrowshahi will have his work cut out for him as the CEO of Uber. Attention is off the extensive CEO search and on what the newly selected leader can do for the ridehailing company.

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  Venture Capital

  Ousted CEO Club: Founders who left startups they helped build

  June 20, 2017

  In what’s been the resignation heard round the world, Uber founder Travis Kalanick has officially stepped down as CEO of the ridehailing company. Here are 7 other CEOs who have left their companies.

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  M&A

  A CEO shift underway at GE

  June 11, 2017

  Jeff Immelt’s 16 years as president & CEO of General Electric are coming to an end. John Flannery, currently president & CEO of GE Healthcare, will take over full responsibilities in January.

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