TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

In a deeply researched report for TechCrunch+ , reporter Christine Hall examined the state of the cell-cultured meat industry and identified many of the startups innovating in the sector, along with the challenges they face when it comes to ramping up production and getting regulators and consumers on their side. “We yourprotagonist.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

Moreover, what works well for one company’s culture and working style may not work well elsewhere, even within the same industry. Involve the C-suite From my experience helping 21 organizations transition to hybrid work, it’s crucial for the whole C-suite to be actively involved in formulating the metrics, and for the Board to approve them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Companies with a rich tapestry of diversity are more likely to outperform, as well as create thriving, highly engaged cultures. Get everyone on board with your WHY. Here are five essential blueprints every company can adhere to in order to diversify their leadership team. Clarify your EVP.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. It shows us how the other 6 billion humans live, compete, struggle for resources and find clever ways to rise above their means. (I

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo ! Back to Chip.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

I understand that and actually think it’s ok because that partner gets experience with making investments, sitting on boards, finding co-investors, managing founder relationships, etc. And as a firm we try to breed that culture. And if they asked me for money in their next fund I would definitely say “yes.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The founding partner of Upfront, Yves Sisteron, has been a mentor for me since 1999 and was on the board of my first company. How do we continue to attract the most talented partners we can who also fit with our culture and values and support our investment theses? ” I told everybody I wasn’t going to and I meant it.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

They just don’t like making solitary, definitive statements without making sure you know all the variables and caveats—so you can be as informed as possible and not surprised at all when things don’t go exactly according to plan as typically happens in a startup. that same founder will give the most unequivocal, most confident “Yes!”

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. ” I said, “Why? 100 billion idea.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most will have a ranked scorecard with specific criteria, such as deal terms, strategic fit, competitive gaps filled, cultural compatibility, potential upside, and finally “lift” — how hard will the purchase and subsequent integration be? You and your potential acquirer may have different definitions of “scalable systems.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This is because “In order to build something great, you have to be an optimist, because by definition you’re trying to do something that most consider impossible. And yes, we definitely didn’t need an iOS developer who would be adopting our web solution to mobile before it was even validated. We hesitated. All in all?—?we

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members. years and he has definitely earned the trust and respect of all of his peer group of Partners at Upfront Ventures. Please help me in congratulating him.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions. Just because you accelerate businesses, that doesn’t make you an accelerator in our definition,” said Weissmann. “In Take the time to thoughtfully design your approach (definition, target group, scope & method).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Over the years, I’ve grown my network to about 700 people – my “mentor board of advisors” or MBA. A few years ago, I was focused on improving our corporate culture, so I flew down to meet with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. If you don’t ask, the answer is definitely no. PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. Guess what?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

There are many different paths to success and many different definitions of how to succeed in business. No matter what your definition of success is, some of the ingredients of success will be the same. A partner can be a great sounding board as well. Do they have the same cultural fit as you? However, be careful.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2021

This varies but, generally, hiring managers and heads of people in tech companies and tech startups are pushing employee fitness programs these days alongside communication and internal accountability programs for a healthier, happier work culture. Supportive workplace cultures. Does this mean the traditional office is dead?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

In an exclusive interview, Khalaf told TechCrunch that Marqeta “definitely felt that the Power team has built something unique and something that aligns with Marqeta’s mission and who we cater to.” “Our The company ended up deciding that Power was the best fit both culturally and technologically.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And so we definitely are going to be as inclusive as possible and are definitely thinking about that as we hire,” Lin said. They are in the process of thinking about how they can build a culture as they bring in distributed employees.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

Commenting in a statement, co-founder George Rawlings said: “Just four weeks into launching and we’re delighted to have a number of notable investors on board who really believe in our vision and back this app. We’ve got big plans with a clear mission, to change a culture of how people date.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Added to all that, the “metaverse” has definitely picked up some hype as a concept in recent times, which might also give a push to companies that talk about powering virtual spaces as PubNub does, although the bigger picture is a little less buzzy and just how these services have evolved and operate already.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. Practice Academy definition meeting, Milan 2011. She’ll hand over to Tatiana Glad, who steps into the Executive Director role as of January 2022. Here’s her story.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The impact of this outdated way of thinking is felt across the board — first and foremost when it comes to team dynamics. Culture, Capacity And Craftsmanship: How To Hire For A Startup. Move away from gut-based evaluations. To first know if someone is qualified, you need to know what you’re assessing for.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sequoia’s Jess Lee will talk you through how to get that first investor on board, which will more often than not get other investors excited about the prospect of working with you. Once the first domino falls, the rest inevitably follow. But when it comes to early fundraising, it’s not as simple as a tap of the finger.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it definitely caught my attention for a few reasons. The company also said that president Tim Mayopoulos will step down from his role in the first quarter and remain as a board member. Digital mortgage platform Blend said last week its slashing its U.S. ” In other news. .'”

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Claire Hughes Johnson : Yeah, definitely. So we definitely shouldn’t talk about dog training since that is not something that I should have on my resume. So I definitely used it with the self-driving cars team, and got feedback like, was this accurate? Hi, it’s great to be here. And thanks to everyone tuning in.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

After he posted a thread on Twitter offering several rationales explaining why some should definitely avoid them, I invited him to adapt it for a TC+ guest post we published yesterday. federal government has made R&D tax credits available for decades, but a major change set to take place this year will impact startups across the board.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Definitely see changes in evolution of young startups given the behavioral changes caused by COVID. There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. The biggest change has been on company culture, which is hard to maintain in a distributed work-from-home environment.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

But to be clear the overwhelming majority of deals involve one company driving the cultural integration, establishment of uniform processes, hiring / firing decisions, etc. I think we had slightly different definitions of this saying but since he coined the term I have to credit him. VCs and boards are the worst at this.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. It was definitely eye-opening and an expensive lesson. When starting my e-commerce business, I had to deal with online scams and a lot of chargebacks.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

Peterson Institute for International Economics (2016): “There is a statistically significant positive correlation between female leadership (C-Suite and board) and net margin and gross margin company profitability”, among a global dataset of 22,000 publicly traded companies. “For David Teten is a past Advisor to Real Ventures. *We

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

The meteoric rise of Bitcoin from nothing to a $1 trillion dollar plus asset in the span of a decade created the HODL culture. Bitcoin therefore must move, and movement between parties is the antithesis of HODL culture. HODL culture taken to its f(x): maxima would result in the complete destruction of Bitcoin.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

This is not a fight I choose to fight, mainly for my sanity, but because most of us (and I mostly speak for myself here) have to conform to speak and portray ourselves in a way that makes us is less threatening to the “bro” culture to be seen in the same light. This, for me, means relying on my male founder friends to vet for me to investors.

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Surdna Foundation

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Until the late 1980s, Surdna’s grantmaking centered on education (scholarships), culture (arts organizations, libraries, etc.), So how did a white-led family board make the decision to focus on racial equity? During most of its history , Surdna’s mission was nonspecific, a common practice at the turn of the 20th century.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And I’d add to the world of “lists of three&# the old adage that many VCs quote about boards having only three roles: Raising money. Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. If you really succeed, everyone wants you to fail eventually so you need even thicker skin.&#.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

It’s a core component of Netflix’s well-known culture manifesto called “Dream Teams.” The definition of “team” in this case is a group created by a leader to achieve a specific goal. The definition of expert varies by discipline, but here’s a good pressure test: Skills: Do they have the skills to independently make judgment calls?

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