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May. 02.

The Rosewood Sand Hill: where the VCs go to play

Sand Hill Road is best known for its many venture capital offices.  But the road is also home to a luxury resort—The Rosewood.  VCs and entrepreneurs are often seen meeting at the resort’s bar and restaurant, the Madera.

Usually Madera’s atmosphere is relaxed and professional.  But not Thursday evenings.  That’s when the bar’s legendary happy-hour scene attracts a large crowd, infamous for the abundance of “cougars.”  A high-end escort service is rumored to operate out of the bar. (more…)

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May. 02.

Quattrone, Hornik and walking the dish

Frank Quattrone at ETL

“I was accused of a bunch of stuff I didn’t do,” tech investment banker Frank Quattrone said at Stanford last week as a part of the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series.

Quattrone was referring to his prosecution for interfering with a government probe into Credit Suisse First Boston’s behavior in allocating “hot” IPOs in the 1990s tech boom, but the case was eventually dropped. (more…)

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