All belongings hold value. From homes to vehicles to furniture and collectibles, factors like age, wear and tear, upgrades, and demand can drastically change the valuation of these objects. …

The VC-focused career accelerator offers unique hands-on experience Alumni Venture’s Venture Fellow Program (VFP) is a unique career accelerator and experience offering a revolutionary on-ramp to a career in venture capital (VC). …

By Mike Collins You’d better believe that being an entrepreneur requires you not just to have found a compelling problem and plan to solve, but also be the pitch person to sell others on that vision. A winning pitch is a mix of information, inspiration, assurance, and persuasion. I’ve sat…

By Mike Collins As summer winds down, I wanted to share some of my reads and listens over the quarter. There’s a business economic bent to my list, but there’s also “meaning of life” stuff in there that puts money into perspective. …

By Mike Collins At Alumni Ventures, we value the power of community and networks. We currently coordinate and work with a very large network of 600K supporters and venture enthusiasts. For us, our network (especially our alumni networks) are our main sources of capital, deal introductions, and assistance to portfolio…

Many families pass down heirlooms, properties, or classic cars to their children. However a truly impactful financial legacy can provide value far beyond what any single piece of personal property can provide. Wealth accumulated through diversified long-term investment strategies can potentially yield results with the power to transform lives for…

By Mike Collins Alumni Ventures is a strong believer in process-based decision making and rigorous, scorecard-based evaluations to help ensure that we make rational, disciplined judgments. We evaluate investment opportunities across several dozen metrics — which remain nearly the same from deal to deal. We also believe in the wisdom…

Laura Bordewieck Rippy is the Managing Partner of Green D Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund focused on the Dartmouth alumni community. We interviewed her to learn how she began her venture journey. How did you get a foothold in venture capital? My break came when my friend Claire recruited me as General…

The rocky economy has certainly been tough on public markets. For venture capitalists, the story is more complicated. On the plus side, valuations are lower. And the opportunity to get into competitive deals increases. However, for many VCs who took the lead in a past round, it also brings hard…