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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

We like to know that when we call our peers they truly are the best fit for the company in which we’ve invested. Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate.

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Singapore-based open finance startup Finantier gets backing from Y Combinator

TechCrunch

Open finance grew out of open banking, the same framework that Plaid and Tink are built on. Before launching Finantier, Rojas worked on products for peer-to-peer lending platforms Lending Club and Dianrong, and served as chief technology officer for several fintech startups in Southeast Asia.

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What is an Ecosystem Builder

Ecosystem Builder Hub

One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. Clearly, if we’re going to come up with a professional definition of what ecosystem building is, it needs to include this connector/connecting aspect.

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Project Octane: Hustle & Heart

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When it comes to running a business, there is no go-to manual for greatness or a secret recipe for success. There are, however, key ingredients that can contribute to entrepreneurial excellence. As EO Montréal’s Moranne Elarar and Marina Byezhanova can attest, it all starts with hustle and heart. How did you come together to form Pronexia?

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Larissa de Moura: Working Towards a World Without Borders

Impact Hub

How can we make the field of entrepreneurship more inclusive to groups that are systematically deprived of representation? Larissa de Moura, a Brazilian social innovator based in Spain, has experienced first-hand the challenges of being a young, migrant entrepreneur and developing her startup on her own, in an unknown country.

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Maximise Return On Data: The SCALE Principle

Entrepreneur's Handbook

An easy to follow guide to overcome data pains and generate analytics ROI quickly. Photo from Pixabay Tell me if this sounds familiar, as a startup founder, you are constantly juggling many hats: marketing guru, product owner, growth hacker, sales master, accountant, and the list goes on. How would you evaluate it across demographics?

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. It is natural to feel this way. But first, what’s the purpose of a board? option grants). A note on board composition.

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