TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Several “super regulators” are also engaged in suptech efforts such as the Bank of International Settlements, the Financial Stability Board and the World Bank. The World Bank states that suptech “refers to the use of technology to facilitate and enhance supervisory processes from the perspective of supervisory authorities.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Most importantly, the compensation of a startup CEO should be a holistic conversation between the board (often your lead investor acting in their capacity as a board director) and the CEO. Trust, respect and transparency must exist such that the conversation can happen. Building a company is a full-time (and then some) pursuit.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2018, the pair set up a friends and family fund that had about $15 million that Lloreda referred to as “proof of concept fund” that enabled them to invest in the region and establish the thesis of backing pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs in Latin America and in the Hispanic U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Many CEOs can’t afford to simply exist within the status quo frameworks they enjoyed as part of a rosy 2021. The document was not meant to live in isolation — instead, it was a foundation upon which to build in collaboration with investors, board members and senior leadership teams.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2021

After all the effort into the user interface, we really need to weigh the price point, especially as we promised the board to launch next month! As a VC and Board member, I am usually involved in this topic thanks to my experience as an entrepreneur and business operator. Let’s see what the board says!”

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What often makes the framework challenging for companies seeking to fundraise is that each of the exemptions has its unique combination of conditions. Although the exemptions remain complex, the changes provide incremental improvement to the existing framework. Almost all of the new rules should become effective early next year.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

When we launched Path 101, the startup I worked on for two years, my board suggested building a traffic model, including a detailed funnel. With this framework, we could continuously measure our results and test our hypothesis. A lot of people try to launch and just see what happens.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

If the seed and/or anchor investor asks for a percentage of total fees for any future investors across other vehicles, I’d try to negotiate specific performance criteria required of that anchor investor: serving as a reference; full press rights on the use of their name; and if possible even introductions to their end clients.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

V7 — named in reference to AI being the “seventh” area for processing images after the six areas in the human brain that form its visual cortex (V1 through V6) — and the others are banking on the fact that the training model is inefficient and can be improved. Patel is joining V7’s board with this round.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

Their main role in the Dream Team framework is to set a clear and compelling strategy, drive alignment, and liberally share context. Regardless of title, each person has a responsibility to deeply understand the customer, especially as it relates to the specific problem they’re solving for this customer (Tom refers to it as “the mandate”).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

” Surman was referring to the rash of AI models in recent months that, while impressive in their capabilities, have worrisome real-world implications. Harvard’s Karim Lakhani, Credo’s Navrina Singh and Surman will serve as Mozilla.ai’s initial board members. While he pledges that Mozilla.ai “Mozilla.ai

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Our 110 communities are diverse yet they all need an enabling environment of supportive regulatory frameworks, inclusive economic development initiatives, stronger social and environmental sustainability standards, and a brave impact funding environment. To date, our community has reached over 25,000 such impact-driven enterprises.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

If the seed and/or anchor investor asks for a percentage of total fees for any future investors across other vehicles, I’d try to negotiate specific performance criteria required of that anchor investor: serving as a reference; full press rights on the use of their name; and if possible even introductions to their end clients.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

And then we do score ourselves with the board, but also with the company. ” That’s reported to the board. I do my own reference calls. And Eric Schmidt came out and talked about this framework of like 70/20/10, 70% on the core, 20% new areas that are showing some traction, 10% R&D.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. We are committed to open-sourcing our learnings and materials.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. We are committed to open-sourcing our learnings and materials.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. The white board is a great way to make this happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. These can be called: Operating Partners, Venture Partners, Board Partners or similar. We also take input from our board partners and from our non-partner investment staff.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2022

The DLAI has over 80 members on its board, including some of the widely used digital lending platforms. “At the end of the day, the RBI, while very robust, cannot deal with every single complaint in the most timely manner,” Chopra said while referring to the requirement of establishing an SRO.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. The crypto in cryptocurrency is of course referring to cryptography on the ability to encrypt your transactions so they can’t be modified after they have been written to the blockchain.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In board meetings, we scrutinize the efficiency of sales and marketing (S&M) spend, costs of goods sold (COGS), and general and administrative costs (G&A). The problem with the 70–20–10 rule is that product is so multifaceted that it defies a generalizable rule or framework.

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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. The reality is the best angels, the best seed funds and the best A-round investors have choices about whom they will refer deals to and are very selective.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The good news is all of these threats can be addressed, some more easily than others, but with some effort and focus (and you’ll have to get your team on board) it can be done. The National Infrastructure and Security Agency (NIST) provides a good framework to follow. Ransomware. ? But don’t let that dissuade you.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. ” And so that framework helps think that through before you start talking to folks, which I think is very smart. And then I also think with references, founders are typically showing up with their 5 to 7 reference questions.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 8, 2025

” “What about requiring references?” Nucor gave plant managers tremendous autonomy but within a simple, clear framework. Clear constraints create freedom within a focused framework. After almost every event, someone would suggest “improvements”: “Could we add sector filters?”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

The system was trained on text-image pairs from LAION-Aesthetics to learn the associations between written concepts and images, like how the word “bird” can refer not only to bluebirds but parakeets and bald eagles, as well as more abstract notions.

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