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PART 3: Vanderhoofven reflects on venture capital evolution in the region
By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of three articles from an interview with Grady Vanderhoofven, co-manager of Meritus Ventures and the Southern Appalachian Fund.) As 2003 came to an end, Grady Vanderhoofven had witnessed the first stage of a regional transformation – going from no local venture monies to creation of the Southern Appalachian Fund (SAF) that was making investments
PART 3: Vanderhoofven reflects on venture capital evolution in the region
By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of three articles from an interview with Grady Vanderhoofven, co-manager of Meritus Ventures and the Southern Appalachian Fund.) As 2003 came to an end, Grady Vanderhoofven had witnessed the first stage of a regional transformation – going from no local venture monies to creation of the Southern Appalachian Fund (SAF) that was making investments
PART 3: Vanderhoofven reflects on venture capital evolution in the region
By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of three articles from an interview with Grady Vanderhoofven, co-manager of Meritus Ventures and the Southern Appalachian Fund.) As 2003 came to an end, Grady Vanderhoofven had witnessed the first stage of a regional transformation – going from no local venture monies to creation of the Southern Appalachian Fund (SAF) that was making investments
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