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11 Business Buzzwords We Used in 2015

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Participants in the EO GSEA program know the value of incubator companies, taking start-up companies and helping them grow through training, mentorship and even perks like shared office space! Which business buzzwords from 2015 did we miss? The post 11 Business Buzzwords We Used in 2015 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion. We have some announcements set for 2015. What next for Launchpad? So what next?

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. In 2015 we go back to square one and start to build a brand new portfolio. That’s why the best firms tend to raise every three years. It’s exciting.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and For example, we’re now already well into our third growth fund that we started in 2015 (the first returned 2x cash in 3.5 She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015. Equality for All Foundation Jamaica Ltd (J-FLAG) provided support to get TransWave Jamaica running and they held their first campaign in 2015. “We One of Neish’s other main priorities moving forward is mentorship.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It provides opportunities for mentorship. Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. It gives women a voice in organizational decision-making. An employment gap now means an employment gap later.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Mentorship. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc.

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