This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 11, 2018
Time and time again, I hear how hard of a time startups are having recruiting, especially for software developers. While candidate quality is sometimes an issue, or culture fit, or some other quality, most of the time the issue is that the company just isn't getting enough people into the top of the funnel. When I was a startup founder, I had this same issue.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 13, 2018
One of the hardest things to know when you’re new to fund raising is what you’re supposed to send to an investor, when and will they keep your information confidential. As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. (This is part of a series on how to improve your fund raising game. The first post & the full outline if you click the link.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 14, 2018
Written for EO by media maven and entrepreneur Michele Matthews-Morancie (pictured at left). . As an entrepreneur who co-owns and operates two companies and has a background in journalism and communications, the EO 360° episode “Mike Koenigs: Media Man” struck a chord with me. The episode touched on the life, career and current path of Mike Koenigs —a 13-time best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, media professional and cancer survivor.
Haystack
JUNE 11, 2018
A stranger (hopefully a future friend, Pietro Invernizzi ) on Twitter tagged me as part of his tweetstorm earlier today about his hope for how VCs and founders should interact around and during a pitch. It was a longer tweetstorm, and I felt it would be more effective for me to respond in longer-form, so I’m reproducing it here with my commentary: 0/ Thread: 10 things early stage VC investors could do better … based on recent articles and tweets by @willmcq @briannekimmel @HarryStebb
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This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 12, 2018
Long gone are the days when NYC was just a place to build a fintech company or an ad platform. In the first half of 2018, we saw Flatiron Health’s $1.9 Billion acquisition, Quentis Therapeutics picking up $48 million in financing, and Paige.ai raising $25 Million--all to fight cancer. Making cancer treatment easier to plan for clinicians was the goal of a founding team of three physicists who cold e-mailed me around New Years.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 11, 2018
Jill Nelson is the founder and CEO of Ruby ® Receptionists , which recently reached its 15-year anniversary. Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Below is an excerpt from the original article. I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone! To celebrate our anniversary, I’m sharing a few pivotal lessons I have learned during each of these wonderful years.
Haystack
JUNE 14, 2018
I’ve been listening to lots of old Bourdain interviews and episodes. This re-run of a 2016 Fresh Air interview caught my ear, specifically the excerpt below. DAVIES : Now, the book and the article is this, like, grab-your-attention look at things you don’t know about what goes on inside the restaurant and all kinds of things. But, I mean, it’s – the writing is powerful.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 11, 2018
2018 is a blockbuster year for software M&A multiples. The prices companies fetch relative to their revenues surpass any of those in the past 7 years. Billion-dollar plus acquisitions in 2018 have commanded a median 17.7x trailing enterprise value to revenue multiple. Nothing in the past seven years is close. In fact, there is not a single acquisition in that range.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JUNE 12, 2018
I met Hadi randomly during one of my excursions through Atlanta. I always remembered him to be so fun and a burst of energy. When I came across an article naming PeachDish as one of the fastest growing meal subscription companies, I had to take some time to speak with him. PeachDish is a meal-kit subscription company that sources only the best produce and meats based in Atlanta.
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Berkonomics
JUNE 14, 2018
we_are_wat we_are_watching_you. Close. If you have been in management or an entrepreneur long enough, you will have experienced the gray area of decision-making where ethics, the law, your needs and expediency all collide. This is the time when you are paid the big bucks, and when others aware of your plight will be watching most carefully. It is also the time when you demonstrate your true courage to your contemporaries.
NZ Entrepreneur
JUNE 12, 2018
I go to a business networking group every fortnight. One of the most common things said – the one thing that every business owner finds difficult – is that they want to increase website traffic. The reason this is happening is because most people do not understand that just having a fabulous website (although important) will not guarantee you get traffic.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 13, 2018
We’re excited to announce our partnership with and investment in Kustomer. Kustomer is a New York City-based company building the next-generation of customer support platform. In my first role at Google, I provided account management and customer support to internet publishers. I remember trying to understand the context around a particular customer case.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JUNE 14, 2018
Chris Baker is the CFO of Goodwill of Silicon Valley and he's honored to work for a non-profit like the Goodwill which is making an impact on the lives of people. Their mission is to get individuals who have employment barriers back into the workforce. Who are these people? They could be seniors, veterans or the imprisoned. See our interview below, and the full blog post.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 14, 2018
Written for EO by Heidi Reimer-Epp , CEO and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks . Maybe it was because it was winter. Or maybe it was because we’d recently lost a valued employee due to our organization being a little boring. Regardless of the reason, I knew we needed a way to make our workplace fun. I understood that I was risking losing other employees and decreasing productivity if we didn’t inject some energy and camaraderie into the office.
Haystack
JUNE 10, 2018
I woke up a few minutes before 5am PST on Friday. I always look at my phone right away. I know it’s “not good for me,” but whatever. And, within seconds, I saw the news about Anthony Bourdain. I wasn’t surprised. Maybe I’m desensitized to the news, or the distance between real life and the characters we all play online.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 9, 2018
Last week, Microsoft acquired Github for $7.5B. It’s a massive acquisition at a massive price relative to other software acquisitions. Why is Microsoft willing to pay so much? Developer identity. Identity has been critical to Microsoft success. Active Directory (AD) forms nexus of the Microsoft enterprise ecosystem. AD contains all the users, their roles, and their rights.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JUNE 15, 2018
Hannah Lim and her husband founded Lollaland out of a need to ensure they're children could get used to drinking out of a cup. You can read their story here. Listen to our discussion below and learn the vital importance of positioning your product for the right customer in the right market. Hannah would look at the lines of competing sippy cups on the shelves of retail stores and think, how can our cup be different.
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JUNE 12, 2018
At "Dell in Brooklyn 2018", Ramon Ray , Editor of Smart Hustle Magazine joined Marie Forleo , philanthropist, entrepreneur and writer and other professionals to get their advice and tips on how to be productive. Watch the video and see the full list of interviewees and their tips below. Gina Noy, President – Noy Tax - Find the time of day you are most productive and use it to get the hard work done.
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