Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. What gives? Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses.
Venture Well
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Innovators need tough love to help them balance passion with data to ensure their invention effectively solves a real-world problem. The post Blind Passion for Your Invention? Time for Tough Love appeared first on VentureWell.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Lallenia and Brad Birge are EO members in Nebraska and the co-owners of Big Birge Plumbing. As EO Accelerator graduates and business partners, they have unique insights on growing their revenue while maintaining a partnership. . Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level.
Revolution
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
In recent weeks, several major media organizations, including Verizon (Huffington Post, Yahoo, AOL), Buzzfeed and Gannett, the owners of more than 120 local media organizations across the country, announced thousands of newsroom layoffs in an attempt to reduce costs. It’s the Gannett cuts that worry me the most. As reported by Slate from a study from researchers at the University of North Carolina, “We have lost about 20 percent of local newspapers in the United States since 2004, and at least 9
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Haystack
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
This is the story of how we invested in Fiddler Labs. At the beginning of 2018, we almost invested in a startup with two strong founders. To make a long and private story short, on the morning I was about to call the founders to let them know I was in, they decided to amicably part ways. I was stunned, but also relieved it happened then and not much later.
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NZ Entrepreneur
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
The pressures of running a small to medium sized business are having an impact on the mental health and overall wellbeing of business owners, says accounting software provider MYOB. According to the tech company’s latest Business Monitor snapshot of small and medium sized business owners, nearly a third (31 percent) report experiencing a mental health condition since starting or taking over their business.
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Early stage investors have been arguing over this for years. Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? This is serious stuff. If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. A more complex answer.
Haystack
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Start spreading the news, indeed. Today, Amazon announced it will entirely abandon its plans to build its second headquarters (a/k/a “HQ2”) in Long Island City, a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. There’s no need for me to mince words here: This is a huge, huge development. It is shocking, really. I believe this will be talked about for months, which in today’s news cycle is saying something.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Tina Hodges is the co-owner, chief executive and chief experience officer at Advance Financial in Nashville, Tennessee. She’s also the wife of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member Michael Hodges, who happens to be her business partner. We asked Tina about her experience owning a business with her spouse. Here’s what she shared.
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Tomasz Tunguz
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
In Defense of Troublemakers. I love the title. Who doesn’t want to be a troublemaker? Charlan Nemeth is a professor at Berkeley of Psychology. She’s studied the role of dissent in group decision-making and written this book on the topic. It’s a critical part of a functioning team. Here’s what I learned from the book: The minority, dissenting opinion in an argument is essential to ensure we make the best decisions.
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Early stage investors have been arguing over this for years. Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? This is serious stuff. If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. A more complex answer.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Written by Neen James, motivational speaker and attention expert. I am celebrating my 29th year of marriage. That’s right! When I think about the length of our personal commitment, I reflect on what was required for my husband and I to make it work. It hasn’t been all sunshine and roses and unicorn kisses…. it’s hard work. It makes me realize that there are three key things necessary for us to be more personally committed to our relationships and partnerships. 3 ways to commit to your rela
Tomasz Tunguz
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
After publishing the survey last week, I received many questions. I’ve answered a few here. I’m happy the data has garnered so much interest and I hope it’s helping with our two goals of sharing benchmarks and sparking conversations about how to optimize trial. If you have stories or data that buttresses or contradicts any of these findings, please share them.
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