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MARCH 18, 2019

Accelerators can be great, but they’re not giving companies enough money to achieve the kind of escape velocity needed to get on the radar of national Series A firms that will invest anywhere. This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

If I take three months, then I''m pretty sure I can forget ever seeing another deal from whoever showed me the opportunity in the first place. The quicker I get to a conclusion, the more likely I am to see other deals from that source. Tell me how I''m being unreasonable. Venture Capital & Technology'

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

.” Unlike public markets, private market investments are held for many years, often a decade or more. There are a few opportunities to address this issue. There are a few opportunities to address this issue. I also think startup boards need to evolve. There is no divorce court for startups.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

All other board functions are secondary. Even venture capitalists who sit on boards where they have significant investments often forget this point. Actually, there are two legal duties of board members. Second is the duty of loyalty… …Loyalty to the corporate person, not to the shareholders who elected the board member.

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MAY 27, 2014

Last week, for just the second time ever, I passed on an investment opportunity because of the terms of the deal--both the price and the legal structure of the agreement. No wonder people are questioning where the boards of these companies were. No one from the firm leading the deal will join the board.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Not only has the NYC ecosystem changed, but the whole ecosystem around early and seed investing has innovated. Crunchbase and AngelList provide a ton of research on who has invested in what. In the public stock market, activist investors rally institutionals to affect change in the investing landscape--keeping boards in check.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

How many more investments could I do? One of the reasons why I''m announcing at all is because I realized that it had been a while since I said anything about the progress of the fund--and if you''re an industry person, you might have started wondering. Was the fund enough to keep me going? How where things going? So there ya go.

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MAY 11, 2015

As a single GP (a firm with one investment decision making professional), I get asked a lot of questions about how I manage my time considering the number of investments I make. I think that's probably less than most early stage VCs take, but I think I've gotten pretty good at being decisive about what I'm *not* likely to invest in.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

These are people that didn’t make their money through a tech startup or startup investing. Governance Moreso than a lot of actual VCs, a lot of high-net-worth folks tend to ask for board representation—even in the super early stages of a company where boards tend to be a little less formal. I’m not talking about active angels.

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JULY 8, 2013

That''s kind of like what it''s like being on board with these companies after you make an early stage investment. Even the best and most active board members can still feel pretty helpless. In VC, no one''s investment gets bought on the first day, or the second day, or the third day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

Meditation apps like Headspac e and Calm will provide opportunities for users to unwind after a long day of solitary work or managing a household full of kids off school. Hasbro , which currently has five of the 10 top-selling board games on Amazon, has major potential here. Opportunity in the Stay-Home Economy. Streaming Media.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Freedom to invest in people and things that I feel are important. Freedom to succeed or fail on my own accord (though failure is just another opportunity). Opportunity to Fix What’s Broken. But the greatest is the opportunity to fix what’s broken. Freedom to dream and execute. Sometimes you fail, and it sucks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2024

Being an entrepreneur doesn’t make you a great leader, Creating opportunities for others is commendable, but true leadership goes beyond business ownership. After several years of expanding that legacy brand, I launched a property technology company to help renters and property owners find and exchange opportunities in Kenya.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. The answer is: not much.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. Jerry was a great guy and his love of retail investing kind of stuck with me. Leading an investment into an ice cream chain, however, that's another beast.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

10 tips for running effective board meetings. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on TechCrunch about how to run a successful board meeting. Since then, I’ve been asked one question over and over: What does a good board update actually look like? People appreciate the opportunity to weigh in. More posts by this contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve sat on ad tech boards with board members who clearly knew little about impressions, fill rates, CTRs, RTB, eCPMs or the difficulties & opportunities of embedded mobile SDKs vs. HTML5. Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Industry or Operating Experience?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures , the pre-seed and seed stage VC fund I run in NYC, has invested in 64 companies in the last six and a half years. When you conflate hyperbole for ambition and realism for lack of aggressiveness, you will ultimately wind up shutting out a lot of groups from the game of risk seeking capital and opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda is Board Director of CRDB Bank Plc and Board Chair of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative that empowers hundreds of women from across the continent. She is Board Vice Chair of CCBRT Hospital and an active member-leader of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization where she serves as Chair of Global Learning.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The firm’s latest investment into family-owned Mama Lycha, the leading provider of branded Latin American foods, was announced this week. In addition, Luis Marconi, a longtime executive partner of Rotunda, will become Executive Chairman of the board of Mama L ycha , bringing his insight into family-run companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

I guess he was as excited about the opportunity as I was! I think the progress, opportunity and enthusiasm of the team and investors in MakeSpace was truly contagious – I can’t wait to announce his arrival soon. And for the next several months the founders literally ran the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most VCs did well academically and had enough career success that a venture firm was willing to give them an investment role or they were able to raise their own fund. And as a VC I often cultivate relationships with the most talented people with whom I’ve worked over the years and look for opportunities to work with them again.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 24, 2023

Often, that money is worth more than the cash invested, because the investors who often become members of the board bring a wealth of experience, insight, relationships and deeper pockets to the table. The VCs subsequently invested $18 million, well beyond what angel investors usually can project from their own resources.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Addepar , which makes software to track investment performance, is also actively hiring with roughly 50 open roles across the U.S., 401(k) provider Human Interest , which recently increased total funding to $500 million, including an investment from BlackRock, has 23 open roles, including in engineering, product and revenue.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

Preparing for the game… If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Liran Grinberg is the co-founder of Team8 and the managing partner of its investment fund, Team8 Capital, focused on investing in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Meanwhile, CFOs and CTOs need to get ready to answer some tough questions at board meetings. Gross margins are a board-level concern.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We now have 150 people across three offices, tens of millions in recurring revenue, inbound demand from investors, opportunities to acquire related startups and demands on Jason’s time to speak at conference, do press interviews and so on and so on. So we as a board kicked off a search for the next CEO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

by Erick Slabaugh, a long-standing EO member in Seattle and former director on the EO Global Board “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” The Origins David Galbenski and I served on the EO Global Board together in 2007.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. The Fund just announced their investment commitment of $13.5 as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

As an alternative I’ve also found board meetings to be a good rallying call. It gives a tangible goal and also the reward of the team that completes the project the opportunity to interact with the board.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

Strategy summits are opportunities for growth, connection, putting steel to the grindstone, and sharpening processes to drive transformation. The most effective facilitators I’ve had the privilege of learning from guide leadership boards toward a vision of the future while commemorating and leveraging all that has been built in the past.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As the captain of your ship, you’ll navigate a vast sea of opportunities. Lay the groundwork before the event and apply to become a speaker or invest in a tradeshow booth. Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. None in your area?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

Your first year with EO is a journey of discovery, filled with opportunities to grow and connect. Here is a sampling of EO opportunities to maximize your first 12 months with the organization: Join a Forum for entrepreneurial growth and support. If you’re a new EO member, congratulations! moments have you experienced? “EO

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. I’m not a big fan of governance; I think if you engage as a team member with a founder, you have much more influence than if you’re sitting on a board and voting,” he said.

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