A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

What this VC was saying is that once you replace visionary leadership with operational leadership, the Company will stop innovating and start to lose value. I agree completely that companies that stop innovating will start to lose value. Some founders are this rare breed of visionaries who can operate too. Most are not.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

These are the attributes that sustain and make a person’s leadership strong in both triumph and crisis, as well as transportable and transferrable in different environments. Curiosity will play a critical role in steering an organizational transformation, creating a new product, innovation or better understanding the competition.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Series A funding round was led by Healthworx , the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst , further solidifying Culina Healths unique approach to addressing one of the countrys most pressing public health issues.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community. Building sustainable societies. Creating unique lesson plans.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

In celebration of Rosario’s hard work empowering a community of young changemakers, the YLAI Network team spoke with her to highlight the key factors of her non-profit volunteerism movement and get her essential advice on how to respond to the challenges of COVID-19. It was a culture shock,” she states.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Psychology Today notes that taking advice somehow feels like admitting that we don’t really deserve our high status. But truly successful people understand that the advice and knowledge of people who have been-there, done-that is priceless. Martha Stewart…how she built her enterprise and sustained it.”– What would you ask them?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. While profits are essential to build a sustainable business, conscious capitalism focuses on purpose beyond the profit. Higher purpose.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. Some force that pulls exceptional startups to you, directly or via intermediaries, in a privileged and sustainable fashion. This post is about ‘seeing.’

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

My cautionary tale here is that we’re in the phase of the market where every corporate buyer of software is being paid to innovate. But when economic conditions turn nobody is paid to innovate: They are paid to cut costs, cancel projects, reduce staff, do more with less, stop attending conferences and improve the bottom line.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It outlines the strategies that will be employed to achieve short-term and long-term goals, providing a roadmap for growth and sustainability. Callaghan Innovation has a number of grants for Kiwi startup businesses. They can offer objective advice on everything from managing cash flow to securing funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. You can help local entrepreneurs get their first deal done and the innovation ought to benefit you.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

Bevon is the CEO and founder of Akata Farms , a company that builds sustainable farms and employs climate-smart agriculture to raise poultry, grow crops and create value-added products for hotels, supermarkets, restaurants and households across Grenada. The farm also operates sustainably, reducing the impact of agriculture on the environment.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In recent years, the region has emerged as a thriving innovation hub, home to a host entrepreneurial activity with Orlando consistently ranking as one of the best cities to start a business. Tracking, measuring and reporting are key components for growing and sustaining an entrepreneurial support network.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). As tempting and as deserving as it might be.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

More posts by this contributor Preparing for fintech’s second decade: 4 moves your firm must make now Over the last decade, fintech has evolved from a label for plucky startups into a sustained movement that has disrupted the traditionally stodgy financial services industry. It is worth first defining how we are categorizing “failure.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Anyone , an audio app that’s building a ‘marketplace for advice’ one five-minute phone call at a time, is launching new versions of its iOS and Android apps today* and beginning to large-scale onboarding after operating in a limited closed beta for the past six months. It’s one-to-one only.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, events will revolutionize customer experience by embracing innovation, sustainability, diversity, and impactful brand collaborations,” says Amanda Ma, an EO Los Angeles member and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

One key aspiration was driving job creation and attracting young adults to the area by providing more support for entrepreneurs, innovators and small businesses. In 2018, the state of Nebraska released Blueprint Nebraska, a strategic plan aimed at identifying the state’s core economic development challenges to create pioneering solutions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

Consequently, you need to make sure your employees know they are valuable because they help your organization innovate. Building a sustainable, long-term organization where people are comfortable bringing their whole selves (and ideas) to work requires an inclusive environment. How can you rev up motivation?

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The companies of the future will be based on hybrid work models, sustainability, and impact. In order to extract the needs in the most efficient way, individual phone calls have increased to professionals and companies within the Impact Hub network, to ask them about their needs, satisfaction, and advice for improvement.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact. I started Suspire with a vision to create a platform that not only promotes sustainable products but also educates consumers about their choices. Together, we can make a difference!

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

My first thought is that if you are more annoyed than energized by expert advice, team suggestions, and customer input, then you should probably avoid this line of work. A successful entrepreneur has to come up with innovative ideas, but also turn them into a value-creating profitable business. Risk energizes you.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Located in Trinidad and Tobago, Alpha is on a mission with WHYFARM and AGRIman to promote the importance of sustainable agriculture among youth and children to counter the challenges relating to food security in communities around the world. Here’s Alpha’s key advice: Find your “why” and your gift. Discover your community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

But for many people the most important driver of innovation is this kind of visualization & self talk. I had to do all of this in order to get comfortable that the company had a scalable & sustainable advantage and to think through the threats I thought they would encounter. Strange, I know. So I thought I would.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But it’s a really innovative idea. Great [WHAT WE DO] are a way of building a sustainable business: I think of [REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOSELY KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE ASPIRE TO BE]. The greatest [SPACE WE'RE IN] innovator of the last 15 to 20 years was [SOME PERSON OR COMPANY THAT EVERYONE WOULD ASPIRE TO BE LIKE].

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Tejiendo Sonrisas focuses on human rights, environmental protection, sustainable production, and risk and emergency response. Any pieces of advice you would give to other social entrepreneurs in the YLAI Network? May you always be clear about the mission and passion you have for helping your community.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

For starters, as Josh Kopelman outlined in this excellent post on their Dorm Room Fund , many great innovations including Microsoft, Google & Facebook started in a dorm room. What innovative programs can you put in place to get them there in the first place? These problems obvious exist in any major city. That is awe inspiring.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tulikas focus on fostering a culture of innovation not only inspires her team but also ensures customer success, consistently delivering exceptional value and creating substantial improvements for clients. I saw an opportunity to innovate and bring a unique solution that wasnt being fully addressed by existing players.

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Paul G. Silva

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For those unfamiliar with it, Launch413 was a Post Accelerator that helped startup CEOs scale for sustained success by providing coaches with deep domain expertise. We developed a truly innovative model that we believe has tremendous potential. We realized that almost all entrepreneurs insist on getting $ along with their advice.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

Through freeze-drying technology, we have developed a portfolio of products that seek to have a positive ecological impact and are also healthy, innovative and socially responsible products. What advice do you have for others looking to make a change and address climate solutions with their business or within their community?

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Startup Blogpost

JUNE 9, 2023

How Can I Make Sure My Startup is Environmentally Sustainable? To help you ensure your startup is environmentally sustainable, we reached out to CEOs, founders, and other business leaders for their best advice. You should also take the lead in making sustainability a priority in your business practices.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2018

But recently, I’m feeling particularly strong and optimistic because I think we’re finally on a sustainable growth path with a winning set of products … and it feels so good. I paid no attention to his well-intentioned advice. They’d been telling me what I already knew: I had to innovate. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Boston and CEO of Symphony Advantage , which helps CEOs achieve ongoing personal and professional success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. In the summer of 2020, we will reconvene and continue that critical work. Intersecting Crises: COVID-19 and Climate.

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

Sustainability: Some startups by their very nature may be “flash-in-the-pan.” In some circumstances this might still prove to be a solid investment should there be a swift exit strategy in place, but ideally a startup should be able to demonstrate that it can be sustainable; a brand which will generate profits for many years.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 20, 2019

Most CleanTech companies need to interface with local utilities in order to deliver their innovations to the world. However, tht same culture is usually far too slow for startup-paced innovation. AccelVT and their sponsors are making Vermont one of the best places in the country for CleanTech innovation.

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