by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Feb 26, 2019 | Impact investing, Integrated Investing
I was so dismayed when I read the story about a venture-backed company that went out of business and left its suppliers in the lurch, many of them small businesses. Although venture capital is the source of funding for less than 10% of fast-growing firms, as I wrote...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Feb 19, 2019 | Impact investing, Integrated Investing, Pique Fund
You’re probably familiar with the term “unicorn” — coined by Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures in 2013 — which is a company valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. Critics of the billion-dollar-valuation as the primary indicator of success or...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Jan 24, 2019 | Big Ideas, Climate Solutions, Impact investing, Integrated Investing
My 19-year old niece showed me the Starbucks sticker on her reusable coffee cup, confounded that she was stuck with another piece of paper that would have to go in the bin. My 4-year old daughter is dismayed by the amount of plastic in our oceans and how harmful they...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Jan 15, 2019 | Decision-Making, Integrated Investing, Quora
A version of this post was originally published in Inc and on Quora. ~~~~~ Over the course of my career, I have had the privilege of working with CEOs in many different capacities and from different perspectives. I have audited companies led by CEOs, advised,...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Oct 10, 2018 | Decision-Making, Impact investing, Integrated Investing
Impact investing is growing. The Global Impact Investing Network surveyed investors and asset managers in 2016 and estimated the sector to be $22.1 billion in assets under management. In 2017, that estimate grew to $114 billion in impact investing assets, representing...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Sep 26, 2018 | Integrated Investing, Pique Fund, Quora
Not all seed stage investors are chasing unicorns. Some of us are looking for zebras. Chasing only unicorns is not a great strategy. Here is a collection of media and research that argues why: May 2015 – Why Too Many Unicorns Might be Bad for Your Business...
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