Word: golder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...says, "so I wanted to go too." After graduating from Harvard in 1976 with both an M.B.A. and a law degree, he decided to become a venture capitalist, but "there were no jobs in the field and no prospects of getting any." Then a professor introduced him to Stanley Golder, president of First Chicago's venture capital...
That encounter eventually led to the formation of Golder, Thoma & Cressey, a Chicago venture capital firm that started business in 1980 with $60 million. Now the partnership manages two funds worth $160 million. Cressey rides herd on nine companies, primarily in the health-care industry, including his most promising current venture, Continental Medical Systems, a nursing-home operator. "In the office, we spend all our time juggling phone calls from CEOs, dealing with problems from hiring to firing," he says. "You've got to change your mind-set quickly from one company to another." Cressey spends his free time...
...important for the Democratic Party to sieze the initiative" on this issue, controlled by the Republicans for too long, said Golder...
Another issue which received attention at the meeting was the need for revisions in federal tax laws. Leonard Golder, of the Chelsea Democratic City Committee, said the platform should support the "implementation of the [Sen. Bill] Bradley [(D-N.J.)] fair tax plan...
...Coburn). Entertainment on the Lido Deck, from the bountiful Miles Long (Leonard Dick), who offers up vintage shlock along the lines of "It's love, bigger than a breadbox. It's love, trendier than dredlocks." Cabin assistants include Eileen Dover (Zak Klobucher), Sharon Sharalike (Mark Meredith). Auntie Histamine (Michael Golder) and Alice Fairinlove (Steve Lyne...