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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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11 angel investing lessons

Venture Hacks

Spearhead asked me to write a post on angel investing when they first launched. Here’s a slightly updated version—most of the wisdom is from Naval. Charlie Munger says investing requires a latticework of mental models. Here are 11 lessons for your angel investing lattice: If you can’t decide, the answer is no. Proprietary dealfow means ‘they want you’.

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No Idea? No Problem. How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur Without a Winning Idea

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Walker Deibel , an experienced acquisition entrepreneur who has co-founded three startups and acquired seven companies. . Would you rather move a heavy object already in motion or one at rest? If you remember high school science, you’d choose the one with existing forward momentum. Starting a business follows the same principle. It is much harder to get a new idea rolling than to augment a successful one that has tons of energy.

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Melanie Nakagawa: Rhetoric Versus Reality Around Climate Change Solutions

Venture Well

We spoke with Melanie Nakagawa about the rhetoric versus reality surrounding U.S. environmental policies to address climate change. The post Melanie Nakagawa: Rhetoric Versus Reality Around Climate Change Solutions appeared first on VentureWell.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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One Decade In, Saying Hello to the Next One: Announcing Founders’ Co-op IV

Founders Coop

Where does the time go? In early 2008 we announced the formation of Founders’ Co-op. We called it a fund, but at $2.7 million it wasn’t much of one, just some of our own money and some from a few local friends who knew how hard it was to be a founder up in this remote corner of the world. Seattle then was famous for its coffee, for airplanes, and as the home of Microsoft, a once-feared tech monopoly whose valuation had peaked back in 1999, brought low by the one-two punch of the internet bust an

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Ready to Sell Your Business? Here’s the Secret to a Successful Exit

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Manny Padda is an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. In this article, Manny shares his strategy for a smooth business exit plan. A version of this article appeared in Fast Company.

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FundersClub Portfolio Follow-On Rounds Update - Q1 2019

FundersClub

We'd like to congratulate FundersClub portfolio companies on their ongoing progress, as well as to welcome aboard their new VC investor partners. Selected recent FundersClub portfolio company follow-on rounds: Chainalysis announced its $30M Series B led by Accel. The company provides transparency for the blockchain economy to banks, business, and governments.

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The Three Strategic Questions Facing AI Agencies

Tomasz Tunguz

Since writing The AI Agency: A Novel GTM for Machine Learning Startups , I’ve been meeting many companies who operate this way. These startups use machine learning to disrupt an industry traditionally dominated by agencies: law, accounting, recruiting, translation, debt collection, marketing…the list is long. I will publish a landscape soon on the area.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

#ImpactOnTour ’s next stop this year is Impact Hub Bergen: at the gateway to the Norwegian fjords…. Located in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bryggen, the wooden walls of Impact Hub Bergen date back to the 18th century, when the Hanseatic League built its offices for the trade of ‘tørrfisk’ (dried fish). Hidden staircases and historic artifacts contrast the colorful furnishing and modern office equipment, providing an inspiring backdrop for social innovation, technology and the realization of

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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Creating a Successful Future: An Interview with Skip Prichard

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Skip Prichard is a growth-oriented business leader, turnaround specialist and keynote speaker. He has written a Wall Street Journal bestselling book called The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. . Can you explain the significance of the concept, “Ask. Seek. Knock.” It may be a simple concept, but it had a profound impact on me.

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Oklahoma college entrepreneurs compete in Love’s Cup

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. Spring is an inspiring time of year around i2E as we enter the final phase of the 2019 Love’s Cup statewide collegiate business plan competition. Oklahoma owes a huge thank you to Love’s Travel Stops for sponsoring the competition, formerly known as the Governor’s Cup and now in its 15th year. This competition is a remarkable opportunity for hundreds of college and university students from throughout Oklahoma to synthesize what they have learned

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Entrepreneurship and the Agbiosciences in Indiana

EntreWorks Consulting

For much of 2018, we spent a good amount of time in Indiana working on an entrepreneurial assessment of the agbiosciences sector. We learned a ton, but were also very impressed with what’s happening with agbio in Indiana. Last week, AgriNovus Indiana released its report, The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for the Agbiosciences in Indiana. The report takes a comprehensive look at the resources and assets available for Hoosier entrepreneurs working in exciting new fields like precision agriculture, n

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Supporter Channel: Storytech

NZ Entrepreneur

Listen to the interview. “Everybody has a better product. That’s why you need a better story.” When award winning ad man James Hurman set out to provide New Zealand businesses with access to brand consulting services typically only affordable for large companies and household brands, it was this reasoning that drove him. That and a desire to help “NZ Inc” become not just a nation of great innovators and entrepreneurs, but also great storytellers and marketers.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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NEW LIFESTYLE APP DEVELOPED BY RECENT GRADS IS CREATING BUZZ AROUND TOWN

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Navigating college life as a student just got easier with the launch of Beemia, an app and website made for students by recent and soon-to-be Penn State graduates. Founded by Andrew Strause (’17), Beemia is a free information marketplace that brings college students, businesses, and communities together. By the time Andrew was a senior at Penn State, he had learned so much about college life (the hard way) and was eager to share his advice with younger students.

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Announcing the 3rd Batch of the MENA Dojo

500

Continuing our MENA Series A Programs 500 continues to work hard to bring the best industry knowledge and mentoring from our Silicon Valley-based global network to our programs in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. For this reason, we are pleased to announce the startups participating in the 3rd Batch of our regional Series A Program, the MENA Dojo.

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3 Office Space Tips for Maximizing Employee Engagement

Turnkey Office Space

As modern work evolves, so do modern workplaces. The office of the past (think cubicles, monochromatic color schemes, and lurid fluorescent lighting) is quickly going out of style. The new standard is an office that promotes and fosters employee engagement and productivity, helping to keep employees around for the long-haul.

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The four “P’s” to help you build a great business

Berkonomics

How do you manage a great business, as opposed to be a survivor? Well, here are the four areas you should focus upon every day. Now, some of us remember things better when given a catchy phrase or rhyme. So, here’s one to help you with squeezing the most out of your own available resources. In this new reality in our business world, there is certainly little room for mistakes and no room for bloat within our companies.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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Uncertainty Wednesday: Learning from Notre Dame

Continuations

It was upsetting to see Notre Dame burn on Monday, as the building is a beloved landmark to the many millions who have visited Paris and enjoyed a stroll near its majestic presence. In addition it is also a major symbol for many French and an ongoing place of religious worship. It now appears that reconstruction is not only possible but will also be well funded (prompting some interesting debates about fairness).

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500 Startups Launches “Falcon’s Nest” Pitch Competition in Kuwait

500

In partnership with Ahli United Bank, 500 Startups is proud to announce the first of its kind pitch competition in Kuwait—Falcon’s Nest. Kuwaiti startups from across the country are flocking to earn the position as the top national startup. Falcon’s Nest is an opportunity for local startups to secure a chance to pitch their company to Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups along with prominent Kuwaiti business executives who will give their candid feedback on the quality of their busin

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[Tyto Care in TechCrunch] Consumers get another digital home health offering as Tyto Care and Best Buy launch TytoHome

OurCrowd

Best Buy is partnering with the Israeli technology company Tyto Care to become the official retailer for the company’s all-in-one digital diagnostics kit through its physical stores in California, the Dakotas, Ohio and Minnesota, and through its online store. Read more here. The post [Tyto Care in TechCrunch] Consumers get another digital home health offering as Tyto Care and Best Buy launch TytoHome appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Watch Andrew Yang

Continuations

Normally I would post a revised excerpt from World After Capital , but last week involved a lot of travel so I didn’t make enough progress. Instead, if you have not seen it already, I recommend watching Andrew Yang ’s CNN Town Hall. Andrew is to-date the only presidential candidate to support a Universal Basic Income , which is one of the key policies I recommend in World After Capital in the chapter on Economic Freedom.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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[MedAware in From the Grapevine] This man invented a spell-checker for prescriptions, and it’s saving lives

OurCrowd

To date, MedAware has used their technology to help nearly six million patients in the United States and Israel. Read more here. The post [MedAware in From the Grapevine] This man invented a spell-checker for prescriptions, and it’s saving lives appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Learning about Leaders … from the Organizations they BuildOne thing I have learned in over 2.

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Learning about Leaders … from the Organizations they Build One thing I have learned in over 2 decades of working with startups is that you can learn the most about a leader from the organization that they build. Over time, especially if not checked by a capable board, the organization will come to reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the leader(s).