INBIA

JUNE 28, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE InBIA Welcomes New Directors June 22, 2023 ORLANDO, FL – Members of the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) have elected five individuals to the board of directors to serve three-years terms. The new member of the InBIA board is: • Marc Alessi, Executive Director, Business…

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 11, 2025

Our board chairman called me in for a conversation. My standing with the board didn’t just recoverit soared. Years later, that same chairman who delivered the tough feedback hired me to be his Chief Innovation Officer! His message was clear and direct: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Maria King’s governance career has focused on supporting and building innovative new businesses, so when she undertook the Institute of Directors ’ Advanced Directors Course (ADC) , she was delighted to see a section on startup governance included. Listen to Board Matters Season 3, Episode 2 to hear more from Maria King. Absolutely!”

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 15, 2015

And now, our anti-tech progress Mayor is helping NYC join an exclusive list of cities that have stood in the way of Uber providing an innovative consumer service that is in high demand. Well, what are the chances of that given our anti-innovation policies regarding these two companies?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Next NJ Program and AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will increase AI investment and catalyze groundbreaking research TRENTON, N.J. The AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will provide $3.8 For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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INBIA

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The post InBIA Board of Directors Welcomes New Directors appeared first on InBIA.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

And I believe that for the most part, these changes are good for early-stage company formation and innovation. I also think startup boards need to evolve. There should be many more independent directors and many fewer investor directors on startup boards. I believe that for the most part, these changes will be permanent.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Many founders would leave board meetings with lengthy to-do lists. What are the biggest risks to the company?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 7, 2019

Taking it in, learning from it and translating it into innovation takes intention and commitment. However, our success has been driven by going a step further to operationalize how we analyze feedback, so the insights become a guide for future innovation. Turning Input Into Innovation. Seeking out feedback is one thing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

It’s where the truly innovative separate themselves from the pack. And what’s worse is that when you have shelfware you often gear your organization around selling the same s**t at scale and your innovation pipeline slows down leaving you doubly vulnerable. It’s when the game slows. What to do to Avoid Shelfware?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2020

According to recent research, companies with well-defined social missions are more likely to attract loyal consumers , recruit dedicated employees, and be recognized as innovation leaders. Under the surface, it’s considered an essential element of your business model and a critical driver of your company’s bottom line.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

They’re building campuses, districts, buildings, spaces, as well as running new educational efforts and contests—basically anything they can think of to foster the growth of new and innovative companies. So, number one is that I needed to be at least engaged enough as an investor to be out there attending gatherings of innovative people.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 23, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Angie Singer Keating to its Board of Directors as President. Her thought leadership extends to her role as the former board president of i-SIGMA, the International Secure Information Governance and Management Association.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

One area I’ve had much discussion with the companies in which I’ve invested in is bringing on board an operationally focused CFO. I think Ophir would agree that the business was transformed after we brought on board Phil Schraeder at the CFO (and later promoted to COO). And board confidence matters in growing companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats. There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

What person hasn’t crouched at an airport to get 18% extra on one’s battery before boarding an airplane? She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us. Now they are partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

They will have to sit on boards. ” That means sitting on boards and helping entrepreneurs to handle the most difficult things that pop up like: lawsuits. I sit on less than 10 boards precisely so that I can be deeply involved when I’m most needed. Yet I still see Syndicates as an important innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. When you pitched me I really did love you. everything.

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Paul G. Silva

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The great folks at Slidebean took the Lean Validation Board and gave it an update. Whereas the Business Model Canvas or the Lean Canvas map out your entire business model, this tool focuses only on the most critical things right now. It is a tool that helps you stay focused on the right priorities by putting them very clearly in your face.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2021

You can build a brand, design a product and be the next great innovator, but if you’re not a pleasant and driven human being, what’s the point? Designate time to play Apples to Apples, Punderdome or Cards Against Humanity ( a company favorite, but certainly not appropriate for every work environment ) or other card or board games.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Companies can’t sustain their innovation after a founder leaves.” Etsy, where I am Chair of the Board and a large shareholder, is a great example of that. .” I remember about fifteen years ago, a well-known VC said to me “you need to sell a company within a few years of the founder leaving.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

I am there, along with other investors and board members to audit their thinking--to make sure they were considerate about the plans *they* came up with, not me. Fifth , as I intend to be a long term participant in the innovation ecosystem, I have a role to support and champion the community at large.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a recent board meeting, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) proudly unveiled its latest investments in six exceptional tech enterprises situated in central and northern Pennsylvania, totaling $725,000. The funding provided by Ben Franklin is a catalyst for rapid growth and innovation.

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

billion board feet of usablewood. Scaling a BetterSystem A recurring theme among the 150+ startups weve backed is that, often, the countrys biggest challenges are the most compelling innovation opportunities. The numbers tell thestory: Every year, the U.S. generates approximately 45 million tons of tree waste, the equivalent of 7.2

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 25, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) continues its mission of catalyzing innovation and fostering growth in the technology sector with its recent investments in four dynamic companies. Rooted in the founder’s speakeasy-style restaurant, Blind Tiger embodies elegance and innovation in every sip.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The major areas of AI innovation automate white-collar work. But if a founder wanted a list of jobs to automate, the BLS’ white collar jobs boards is a wonderful place to start. Reviewing the BLS’ data on employment for white collar work, I aggregated the data to these categories. Medical & Health Services Managers 0.49

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

While you may be a strong leader, she asserts, the ability to adapt your strengths to each new organization, or to changes within the organization—new board members, new staff members, new shareholders—is the quality that will help you remain successful. . Curiosity: The desire to continuously learn, discover, and grow intellectually.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I’ve worked very closely with Matt over the past four years as we share an investment in a company in Los Angeles called NextPlus and we sat on a board together for years. We toughed it out together with other board members and encouraged the company to rebuild the team and the product from ground up. He’s committed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

But when we’re spending millions of dollars on IT innovation to build a better user experience they simply can’t compete on the actual service. It’s true that your local storage provider will always have a cost disadvantage to us because we can store goods in a central facility with minimal local infrastructure costs.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 31, 2022

About 20 years ago I was a kid running my first startup and Baer was one of the early people to join our Board of Advisors. He came to every board meeting with deep insights and deeper belly laughs. The world lost Baer Tierkel last week at the age of 61. I learned a great deal from that man that proved pivotal.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 28, 2013

And yet the number of software developers in NYC who work at startups has probably grown tenfold in the last eight years, leading me to ask the question of whether or not putting code in the classroom will make the biggest impact on innovation in our community. Don''t get me wrong--I think software literacy is extremely important.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2025

The funding will fuel the companys expansion into retail, drive product innovation, and support the hiring of top-tier talent. Other key investors include Superguts founding investor, Dave Friedberg, through The Production Board, along with Cultivian Sandbox, Strand Equity, Access Capital, Alpha Edison, LivWell Ventures, and Rocana Ventures.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Board Meetings. How do VCs break out of group think when they are shuttling from one board meeting to the next, from one conference to the other and talking with all the same people? Every so often I find myself caught up in a really hectic 3-4 week schedule where it seems like I float endlessly betweens meetings. Conferences.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. There were days when I was mentally exhausted, but I forced myself to go back to the drawing board and think how I could save my company and my employees. At Innovate marketing Group, we believe that our differences make us unique.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

You can expect to see families invest in toys, to keep their children occupied, as well as board games, projects and puzzles that can be done as a family in the evening and on weekends. Hasbro , which currently has five of the 10 top-selling board games on Amazon, has major potential here. What am I missing?

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