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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.” ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. Three Ways to Use ChatGPT to Enhance Entrepreneurial Decision-Making Eden Gillott (EO Los Angeles), is president of strategic communications and crisis PR firm Gillott Communications.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

Home to the Internet’s first true “accelerator,” Idealab led by Bill Gross. And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA.

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Microcredentials for the effective VC or private equity investor

David Teten VC

VCPlatform – for portfolio acceleration professionals. ACCELERATORS FOR EMERGING VCs. No-cost accelerators: Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), Founder Institute VC Lab , Recast Capital Enablement Program – Accelerators with tuition: Oper8r , OnConduit ‘s Emerging Fund Managers Initiative.

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. A community culture that reinforces the idea that you can fail fast, often, and still advance your ideas. Incubators / Accelerators. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group.

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Is this the year that we get our dream back channeling platform?

TechCrunch

Honorable mentions: Australia’s Fertilis raised $2M to automate IVF embryo culturing. Last week, I wrote a newsletter on how accelerators need a refresh on what they consider a ‘value-add service.’ Then, days later, Y Combinator announced that it is increasing its check size, and ownership stake, in its accelerator companies.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. if you are the first person to refer the company to us and we invest.”.

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