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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	5/31/2011 6:00:59 PM
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Data Analytics by the Numbers: A look at the trends that are making "big data" so big... t.co

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	5/31/2011 11:18:25 PM
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For hedge funds, seed capital is the new normal finance.fortune.cnn.com

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	6/1/2011 10:17:09 AM
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NEA Seeks More Seed Stage Deals _______________________________________________________________ By Alastair Goldfisher PeHUB June 1st, 2011 New Enterprise Associates is planning to step up its pace of early stage investments, thanks in part, no doubt, to how the plummeting costs of launching a business make smaller investments potentially more lucrative. NEA—which last month made early stage investments in Inporia, a stealth ecommerce startup, and Grubwithus, a social dining service—has reportedly formed NEA Seed Fund to target seed stage deals. Details of NEA Seed Fund are unavailable, but the firm will reportedly invest from $50,000 to under $1 million in seed stage startups in various sectors. Funding for the seed investments will come from New Enterprise Associates 13, a $2.5 billion fund that the firm uses to invest in all stages in health care, cleantech and IT in the United States, India and China. The firm is said to already began making seed stage bets as part of its new strategy, although it’s unclear if Inporia and Grubwithus are a part of NEA Seed Fund. News of the seed fund was first disclosed Tuesday morning by VentureWire, which was informed of the seed stage pool by “several people” who attended the firm’s annual meeting last week in Baltimore, Md. An official NEA spokesperson was unavailable for comment. The seed stage efforts will reportedly be led by Jon Sakoda and Patrick Chung, two partners based in the firm’s Menlo Park, Calif.-based office. While some firms, such as Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, have recently raised funds to specifically target growth stage deals, NEA and others are likewise carving out some of their main funds to make sub-$1 million early stage bets. Among the firms with dedicated seed stage efforts is Index Ventures, which last year launched Index Seed and allocated a dedicated pool of capital with the aim of closing about 20 early stage deals in the next two years with initial amounts of between $50,000 and $1 million, compared to about 30 such deals in the last five years.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	6/1/2011 10:35:01 AM
From: stockman_scott	1 Recommendation Respond to of 6763

Daley joins law firm that negotiated parking-meter deal for the city chicagobusiness.com Posted by Shia K. at 6/1/2011 5:35 AM CDT on Chicago Business Former Mayor Richard M. Daley has joined Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, the law firm that negotiated the controversial lease deal to privatize Chicago's parking meters. "They're a well-managed group of talented professionals. They have an innovative yet practical approach to helping clients accomplish their goals and they are expanding globally," Mr. Daley, who will be of counsel at the firm, said in a release from Katten Muchin. The firm has done work for years with the city and also has on board one of Mr. Daley's close friends, Terry Newman, another rainmaker for the firm. Mr. Daley, who was mayor for more than 22 years — and retired last month in case you didn't know — will serve in a similar role as Mr. Newman. He will "draw on his vast knowledge, experience and relationships globally to contribute to the continued growth of the firm." He will not participate in any work at Katten involving the city of Chicago, the release said. Last week, the former mayor announced he also would serve as a "distinguished senior fellow" at the University of Chicago, organizing 10 annual guest lectures for each of the next five years. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Mr. Daley's salary for the U. of C. gig would be $100,000. It's not known what he would earn at Katten, but combined with his lectureship duties it should easily exceed the $179,000 he earned as mayor in 2010. Katten Muchin is the seventh-largest Chicago law firm based on the number of local lawyers--about 275, according to a Crain's list published in February. The firm has more than 600 attorneys overall, with most of then in the United States.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	6/1/2011 10:56:16 AM
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Scott Maxwell: 10 strange things about being a VC finance.fortune.cnn.com

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	6/1/2011 10:59:53 AM
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The startup genome project finance.fortune.cnn.com

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (5381)	6/1/2011 3:47:27 PM
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Famed chef Rick Bayless offers a tour of the outdoor kitchen in the back yard of his Chicago home. Plus, Bayless, the man behind Chicago's Frontera Grill restaurant, offers his top grilling tips... marketwatch.com!6A75D68E-C6DC-4E43-B454-634E6D71356C