Wealthfront Gets $20M More for Online Investment Management

Wealthfront manages $170 million worth of assets, with an average account of $80,000.
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Former LinkedIn VP Adam Nash Joins Personal Finance Start-Up Wealthfront

Adam Nash, who previously was VP of product management at LinkedIn, and was for the past year an executive in residence at Greylock Partners, will join the start-up Wealthfront, citing his long-standing interest in personal finance. Wealthfront said Nash will direct its product, engineering and marketing teams, with the title of chief operating officer.

Professor Frank Quattrone Talks History of Tech IPOs

Frank Quattrone admonished would-be public CEOs, “Don’t go public before you can be public,” and, “Respect public investors and treat them as partners and important constituents.”
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How Will the JOBS Act Affect Tech IPOs?

The JOBS Act makes it easier for some companies to stay private, reduces regulatory burdens associated with U.S. IPOs, and may move away from secondary markets for private companies.
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Now You Can Leave Goldman Sachs, Too! Personal Wealth Management Start-Ups Multiply.

It says something about the current state of Silicon Valley that a recent Web start-up trend is personal wealth management.
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