Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

He realized his responsibility wasn’t “keep developing the product” but “build a successful business ready for investment.” Within a few months, he secured investment that extended his runway by 18 months. ” This shift changed everything. How to Make This Shift in Your Organization 1.

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 28, 2025

Collins calls this the “Luck Flywheel”the more you prepare and persist, the more opportunities you create and can take advantage of. The opportunity wasn’t just luckit was luck meeting preparation. At first, it takes enormous effort to move it at all. That project became our most successful product ever.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 27, 2023

Register The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (headed by Minister Park Bo-gyun) conducted an investment briefing on July 24, focused on attracting investment from the UAE sovereign wealth fund for content industries, including games , dramas, and webtoons.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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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. Without the right people in the right seats who live by your core values and culture, you won’t be able to deliver to your ideal client. None in your area?

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 4, 2025

Cultivate growth mindset : View challenges as learning opportunities rather than fixed obstacles. Delegation Process Identify delegation opportunities : Analyze your calendar for time-consuming and repetitive tasks. Scaling Management Invest in managers : Great companies invest disproportionately in developing their managers.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. I just respectfully don''t see the same opportunity as her investors do, and I reserve the right to be 100% wrong. But can''t I disagree with him on an investment? They seemed annoyed that I said anything in the first place.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2015

I''ve had the good fortune of investing in standout companies like Canary, Tinybop, Floored, Orchard, and Ringly, just to name a few. The fund is performing really well and we''ve had lots of inbound offers to invest in the second fund, which was being rounded up until recently. That''s when I got an offer I couldn''t refuse.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 17, 2015

Almost a majority of the time, when I pass on an investment opportunity, there's something wrong with the company that can be traced back to the moment the entrepreneur came up with the idea. Outside I have observed an opportunity or problem out there in the world. Please describe.) Please describe.) What gets in your way?

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StartupNation

JULY 6, 2021

When a company went out of its way to provide its employees with a culture and mindset that was more than a transactional relationship, as IBM did during my time there, it was such an anomaly that it was written up as a business school case study. Where employees feel like everyone is getting a fair opportunity. Trustworthy management.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Riding Boldly Into New Frontiers: How Kevin Bulger is Blending Adventure, Investment, and Impact Across Continents Kevin Bulger I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Bulger. His ventures reflect a passion for innovation, conscious business, and connecting people across cultures. How did you break into tech investing?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Company culture isn’t just about ping pong tables and happy hours. Creating a strong company culture is essential for any business, but it can be especially challenging for small businesses. Having a strong company culture can: Help you attract and retain top talent. The foundation of any strong culture is trust.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By I approached several EO women colleagues and nCourage Investment Group was born. I also love seeing women introduced to the world of early-stage investing.” This is the world I want to live in.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Because this is an opportunity for your company to get ahead of the competition and reap the rewards of being an early adopter. Being proactive about your hires and making sure they will contribute to a culture of accessibility and inclusion will save you major headaches. It’s not woven into the business culture.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2019

There’s no reason why a culture needs to fall apart at the seams in a hypergrowth startup. I have a portfolio where 50% of the investments have founders that come from diverse backgrounds—and yes, I want them to get money from all of the still-active funds on Uber’s cap table that benefitted from the IPO.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Meanwhile, investors expect 40 investments to be made in this sector this year, up from 36 in 2022, according to the Good Food Institute’s annual investor report. Within the past year, TechCrunch reported on a number of those investments into startups producing alternatives to traditional seafood.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This lack of impact and usage means that companies are getting very little return on their investments in workplace wellness initiatives. In addition to psychological safety, companies also need to think about how they integrate wellness programming deeply into their organizational culture itself.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We engaged our team in brainstorming sessions, fostering a culture of transparency and collective responsibility. There were mistakes along the way, such as investing in materials that didn’t meet our quality standards or underestimating the logistics of using sustainable alternatives. This wasn’t without its challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. But if it’s a very obvious deal to a group of strong-minded & cynical investment professionals you probably need to think a bit harder as to why.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. have created or supported funds to invest in local VC managers. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. . all bear the marks of government investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen State Farm offers a variety of insurance services, mortgages, investment planning and 401K rollovers. I knew that if we scaled up, we’d have the opportunity to influence and impact even more people in a positive way, but I needed to take the time to do that,” Allen explained. It’s a necessity. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Should Latino companies simply bide their time, hoping for the winds of investment to bring economic growth their way? Or, should they seize the moment, recognizing the immense opportunity before them and take proactive steps to harness it? For Latin American nations and companies, a golden opportunity awaits.

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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. Rotunda truly understands our capital needs, our culture, and our commitment to supporting our team, brands and customers,” commented the two co-founders.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To design a scalable business model, think about how you can create a customer-centric culture within your company. Invest in research to better understand your market and customers, and make sure your business is adaptable enough to respond to evolving demands.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2024

My time at Netscape coincided with the moment where almost every company in every sector had determined that it needed to invest heavily in internet infrastructure (email, calendaring, proxy servers, application servers, and more). At some point I noticed a change in our culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 24, 2015

By now most of you know that Chris Sacca invested in what is now thought to be one of the best performing VC funds of all time having invested an $8.4 As a result Matt feels compelled to give back to Harvard Westlake to provide similar opportunities for economically challenged individuals.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Since kicking off the Talent x Opportunity (TxO) Initiative , we have invested in 27 companies building products and services based on unique cultural insights.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

In the full day of learning, attendees will get actionable insights from eight speaker sessions, plus the opportunity to network and connect with other entrepreneurs. Attendees who purchase a Diamond level ticket will have the opportunity to take a photo with Dan, plus network with like-minded peers in the Diamond Lounge.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. Outside investment is not mandatory when starting a business. In other words, be wary of capital investments from a source that may shift control or dilute objectives.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They also talked about the difficulties — and potential advantages — of selling into small businesses, taking alternative approaches to interviewing candidates, and the importance of keeping culture a vital part of a company as it scales. We’re experimenting with it, but we haven’t made a massive investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I strongly identify with EO’s core value of Thirst for Learning and take advantage of every educational opportunity that comes my way. We are from different cultures, religions and backgrounds, but EO binds us together.”. The 2021 GLC programming and virtual conference experience were top-notch.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

This is where I think there''s a great opportunity for investment. Right this very moment, I''m in the process of leading investments in two companies where I had to convince a team with a female founder to take capital. Maybe I''ve missed out on some amazing opportunities because I''m being unfair and biased.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 1, 2024

Since its launch, the Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO) has been more than a funding vehicle; it’s been a launchpad for culturally inspired innovation and a community of support for under-networked founders. Like the startups in our portfolio, TxO is constantly evolving to ensure we’re meeting the needs of our founders.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

Creating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems can help close the wealth gap , as entrepreneurship offers one of the greatest opportunities for personal wealth building. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources.

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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. ” This strategy will, in addition, provide a big draw to ambitious talent who will take note of the opportunities for growth within the company. Get everyone on board with your WHY.

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