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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

In the end, if you’re not developing a deep bench of talented professionals who keep you on your toes, you’re bound to be disrupted. I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. I tried to be at every event. I sat on panels. I keynoted.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

I hope to be asked back for next year’s event. Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. Venture Capital.

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Check out the founder-focused sessions happening at TechCrunch Disrupt

TechCrunch

Here’s a look at just some of the ways early-stage founders can learn to build, grow and fund their startups at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Let’s kick off the Disrupt opportun-a-palooza with a time-sensitive reminder to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SBF 200) by July 31 at 11:59 p.m.

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Introducing Circulate: Creating Better Networks for Future Founders from Black and Other Underrepresented Communities

This is going to be BIG.

The venture capital community reacted to the racial reckoning the country experienced in June in ways I felt were pretty underwhelming—one-time pitch events for Black founders or promises to only meet with Black founders for a month. That’s what we want to change with these events.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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How I learned to change the oil in my car and found a new office because of Shake Shack and a hackathon

This is going to be BIG.

In turn, I wound up inviting her to a 300 person event that I threw at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. After seeing my ability to bring a big community together, she wound up introducing me to TK because he was running a hackathon of his own around the first Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC in 2010. More detail from Tarikh below.

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My Pandemic Pivot: From 0 to 130

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. I am an avid entrepreneur and have now been in the events industry for 15 years. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. The entire industry ground to a halt.