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Happy Thanksgiving from QDS!

Happy Thanksgiving from QDS!

November 23, 2021 — To all our QDS Family and Friends — We are hoping that this note finds everyone happy and healthy, and able to get away from the stresses of work to
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What does QDS look for?

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What does QDS look for?

November 18, 2021 — In some ways, launching a venture capital firm is similar to a startup – founders moving at breakneck speed simultaneously in a bunch of different directions, juggling not only customer
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Ops Partner Spotlight: Jeff Pompeo

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Ops Partner Spotlight: Jeff Pompeo

November 16, 2021 — Our second spotlight on QDS Capital Ops Partners falls on Jeff Pompeo.  (In case you missed then, please check out previous pieces on Brendan Richardson, Lisa Rogoff and Marty Weiner,

Ops Partner Spotlight: Marty Weiner & Luminoah

Ops Partner Spotlight: Marty Weiner & Luminoah

November 11, 2021 — As readers of this blog are already well aware, QDS Capital believes first and foremost in supporting great founders and entrepreneurs, and that the way to do that is to
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Ops Partner Spotlight: Lisa Rogoff

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Ops Partner Spotlight: Lisa Rogoff

November 4, 2021 — This week we are excited to share with you more on Lisa Rogoff for our Ops Partner spotlight. When Bill and I were brainstorming the type of people we wanted
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Afraid of First Time Funds?

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Afraid of First Time Funds?

November 2, 2021 — “Do You Feel Scared? I do, but I won’t stop and falter.”   -Howard Jones When we launched QDS Capital, one of the questions that Nikki and I feared most was
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The Early Stage Value Need & Ops Partner Magic

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The Early Stage Value Need & Ops Partner Magic

October 25, 2021 — On a beautiful early autumn afternoon in 2021, Pitchbook published a very interesting article entitled “Seed Market Braces for Onslaught By Top VC Firms” — for those looking at the
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Ops Partner Spotlight: Brendan Richardson

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Ops Partner Spotlight: Brendan Richardson

October 20, 2021 — When Nikki and I came together to paint the vision and begin executing on what we are building at QDS Capital, we were unified by the understanding that we needed
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Welcome to QDS Capital!

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Welcome to QDS Capital!

October 1, 2021 — It has been something of a whirlwind 6 months, but here we are in October 2021 and officially celebrating the launch of QDS Capital.  If the reader will indulge us
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FDA Clears Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Platform for Continuous Noninvasive Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Monitoring

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FDA Clears Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Platform for Continuous Noninvasive Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Monitoring

September 30, 2021 — We are excited to announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the company’s next-generation VitalStream™ wireless blood pressure and hemodynamic monitoring platform. Continuous monitoring of blood pressure