This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. More sleep in 2013 will have mental health effects beyond the time investment.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Hunter Walk: You started at Instacart in 2013, just a year after it was founded, which obviously turned out to be an epic decision. Nilam Ganenthiran : The story of me joining Instacart in 2013, is actually rooted in an epic bad decision. Rafa runs Background Capital, and is one of the best partners for early company builders I know.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2020

From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Microsoft to distribute PCs to hard-hit areas. From Crisis, Opportunity. Out of this crisis came a new business opportunity. It’s an opportunity to do the right thing, but it’s also a crucial moment to consider public perception. A Direct Avenue for Making a Difference.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

My kids are growing up in Los Angeles in 2013. They know how much opportunity we afford them. We actually didn’t plan to – she sort of adopted us and we her. She is Filipina and my younger son grew up with Tagalog words and Chicken Adobo as his favorite dish. Thank you, Om. For reminding us. And for speaking out.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

So, if you''re going to argue that the process of venture capital is inherently unfair to women, here''s the logic that you *should not* use: "Less than 3 percent of the 6,793 companies that received venture capital from 2011-2013 were headed by a woman, according to a study from Babson College released Tuesday.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Department of State developed the idea for GIST Net in response to demand from the international science and technology community for more access to resources and mentorship opportunities. Content on the site includes the latest news, events, startups, jobs, funding opportunities, and industry insights.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 14, 2021

Dogecoin was initially introduced in late 2013 and 7 1/2 years later it has amassed a market cap of $43bn and is one of the most popular crypto assets in the world. Similar opportunities could exist with meme tokens. I remember when a friend of mine told me five or six years ago that he had bought some Dogecoin.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I knew that if we scaled up, we’d have the opportunity to influence and impact even more people in a positive way, but I needed to take the time to do that,” Allen explained. “It

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Israel’s startup funding is climbing at a strong pace as tech companies raise $2.24B in Q3 , the most raised in Israel in any quarter since 2013. More good news from OurCrowd in the US: we are happy to join Millennium alternative investment network to offer access to venture capital opportunities through self-directed IRAs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2023

There are so many opportunities available; focusing on the best ones is critical. But that’s what happened: My daughter was born in April 2013; my first gym opened in June 2013. I just have no motivation or desire whatsoever to do that.” Unfortunately, many of us learn that lesson the hard way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germany. Do you know a student who is also running a company?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. We believe Libra has the potential to be the catalyst that brings the entire cryptocurrency and cryptoasset market into the mainstream.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts. In 2013, Indianapolis-based ExactTarget was acquired by Salesforce for $2.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We’ll discuss the opportunities that investors see in backing companies looking down at Earth and what’s ahead for the industry. Named a White House Champion of Change in 2013 and a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, Platzer is now regarded as one of the pioneers in launching small form factor satellites into space.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. I know it should go without saying that in 2013 you should be thinking about building a global business. Europe is roughly the same as the US. Build a Global Business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. We literally are a land in which people left their stable East Coast homes in search of opportunity and a chance to start fresh.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. YouTube is the top end of your customer funnel. But you can’t be stuck in a 16.5%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

He joined the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in 2013. Called “Finding North (Again),” it explores emerging trends and how to create opportunity from this period of chaos. . This is an opportunity: How will we adapt and change , to do what we do in a very different world?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Together with fellow EO Johannesburg member Ryan Harrison , she founded SPARK Schools in South Africa in 2013. ” While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Sandton, South Africa, Stacey saw an opportunity to leverage her business acumen in South Africa’s educational sector.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 7, 2021

But that’s what happened: My daughter was born in April 2013; my first gym opened in June 2013. But if you start with problem-solving, you’re missing an opportunity to forge a connection—not to mention the emotional baggage still on the table can create all sorts of tripwires.”. ?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

Since April coincides with the start of major league baseball season, Dave saw the opportunity to coordinate two passions: He would leverage his lifelong love for baseball and his purpose of bringing attention to living organ donation by partnering with major league baseball teams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Every twist and turn of his arduous journey served as a crucial preparation for the defining purpose of his lifetime: Solving educational and employment opportunities for South Africa’s youth. The time period became another inflection point in his life: In 2013, the world mourned Nelson Mandela’s passing in Johannesburg.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. Occasionally you get really wealthy people running accelerators who view it either as a fun use of time or more often as “an option” to find interesting personal investment opportunities. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

DoorDash is the first company that I’ve had the opportunity to follow all the way from YC application to IPO, so to celebrate I thought it would be fun and interesting to share what a great company like DoorDash looks like at the earliest stages. I first met and interviewed the DoorDash founders on Friday, April 26, 2013.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Equity-based crowdfunding (that is, providing regular people with the opportunity to purchase stock in private companies) will not be legal in the US until the first quarter of 2013 at the earliest. Securities and Exchange Commission , which have not yet been released.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

It significantly broadens investment opportunities and a startup’s potential to raise capital through only a few legislative provisions. Title II was not instituted until September 2013, a little more than a year after the SEC's deadline assigned by Congress. So why the hold up? Still, the bureaucracy is moving ahead at a snail's pace.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2021

With your pitch deck, you have the opportunity to tell your story as an entrepreneur and reveal how you make the world a better place. . When I built my first pitch deck in 2013, I had no clue what to include. Then I cross out the stuff that’s not important and bring it into an order. Tell a story. Humans love stories!

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. Investors love this stage.

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. Investors love this stage.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As continentally confined Americans look for domestic vacation options that won’t expose them to too much risk of infection from the pandemic that’s still raging across the country, the RV rental company RVshare has raised more than $100 million to capitalize on its historic opportunity.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013. Sensing an opportunity to solve this problem, many entrepreneurs have developed voice-powered applications that allow providers to offer a better patient experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2023

Why companies are headquartering in Singapore for operations across APAC As per the Global Financial Centers Index Survey 2013, Singapore ranks fourth among global financial centers for competitiveness. Wealth management, risk management, and private banking are three of its expected future growth areas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

In 2013, Fred led 26 EO chapters worldwide, including his own EO Utah, to raise US$45,000 to build the EO Middle School of Dovong. When a child takes your hand and thanks you from the bottom of his or her heart for the opportunity to learn, you never forget that moment. Girls face challenges that their male counterparts don’t.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We discussed five trends in the seed market and the outlook for 2013. These are the five most important trends for 2013, in my view. The seed market feels like a bull market: lots of capital rushing in, new asset classes being created, and a ton of opportunity for entrepreneurs looking for some early capital to change the world.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. They can add a substantial opportunity for investors, boost the odds of success, and lift ROI. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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