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Fintech · Enterprise
Nine People, Eight Million Dollars, and a Bet on Small Business
Two bankers with 38 years between them walked out of a big bank in 2001, opened Venture Bank in a Bloomington office park, and spent the next 17 years signing up more than 5,000 Twin Cities companies - until Choice Financial bought the whole thing.
venture-bank · small-business-bankingRead →
Vc · Fintech · Saas
The Private-Equity Firm That Hires the CEO Before It Buys the Company
Alpine Investors built an $18.5 billion private-equity firm around an unusual wager: in a business obsessed with deals, the scarce asset is the person who can lead what comes next.
private-equity · middle-marketRead →