Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

Contributed by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky , disaster avoidance expert, speaker and author. . In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are asking their employees to work from home. But are they considering the potential disasters that can occur as a result of this transition? An example of what might occur comes from one of my coaching clients, from a few months before the pandemic hit.

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Venture Well

MAY 19, 2020

We fund some of the nation’s top university students dedicating their time to inventing something new. Here are the top six challenges they typically face. The post the six biggest challenges faced by student entrepreneurs appeared first on VentureWell.

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Impact Hub

MAY 20, 2020

The closing of one door is usually a symbol of a new door opening. The changes that are spreading across the world today, most of them linked to COVID-19, are turning the world upside down. This is a decade like no other, yet with turbulence comes reflection and change. And there has never been a better opportunity than there is now to explore new methods of constructing and building a better tomorrow.

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500

MAY 22, 2020

The following post is written by Nato Chakvetadze, Program Associate for 500Georgia. Gavin: Here everything is so expensive. Look at the numbers. If we move to Georgia, we can save a fortune and get a further investment. It's the only way. Denpok: Well, I have heard good things about the food scene in the Dirty South. Hoover: Stankonia. Freaknik. Might be nice to be around more people of color.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2020

Whether your business has remained open, scaled back, temporarily closed, or even ramped up during the coronavirus pandemic, there’s one thing we all have in common: Commerce as we knew it has—perhaps forever—changed. The organizations that adapt their policies, processes and customer outreach to meet the needs of this new normal will survive and grow stronger.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

Wellth , a platform designed to improve treatment adherence using behavioral economics, announced the closing of their $10M Series A round, co-led by yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund ( BIVF ). The startup uses loss aversion to incentivize care adherence; built on the belief that, “if we give people an incentive to make healthy decisions today, we will be able to drastically reduce healthcare costs in the future.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 18, 2020

So many of our favorite community anchors have shuttered in the wake of the pandemic. And reopening them won’t be easy. Music venues, movie theaters, art galleries, restaurants, performance spaces, maker spaces, conferences, festivals, and bookshops are the places we hang out in, enjoy each other, and and connect to art and culture. But these spaces also have communities of people connected to them, rooting for them, and eager to help them.

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Founders Coop

MAY 18, 2020

Last week I spotted this annotated twitter thread from Fred Destin , which he kicked off with a simple question : As founders-turned-VCs, Aviel and I have always relied on the “golden rule” principle — treating founders the way we wish we had been treated when we were in their shoes — when deciding how to build our own firm here at Founders’ Co-op.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D., realized there was an enormous funding gap for women-led companies, which was due, in part, to the lack of women investors.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 19, 2020

I read my friend Nick Bilton ‘s book American Kingpin over the last few weeks. It is the story of Ross Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts), the founder and owner of The Silk Road. It is a fascinating story with many angles; drug and arms dealing, entrepreneurship, criminal investigation, and much more. I highly recommend the book. It reminded me that The Silk Road was the original product market fit for Bitcoin.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

This article is the second of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Intellectual property rights are an indispensable consideration in ensuring your startup has the best possibility to succeed in the future. In this article, we discuss what startups should consider in the context of different intellectual property rights, and provide general tips for startups before commercialising their product.

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OurCrowd

MAY 18, 2020

Trends that began way before the virus hit ? whether e-commerce, working from home, distance learning or robotic process automation ? have now accelerated to light-speed. The impact of this crisis on the investment world, especially venture capital, is really interesting…A couple of things are becoming apparent: an absolute and renewed focus on healthcare and medical everything, obviously with anything related to the current crisis getting huge attention and support.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2020

The way businesses and consumers shop has dramatically changed since the COVID-19 crisis set in during mid-March. While buying essential items is still possible in-store, many people are shopping online , in an effort to maintain self-isolation and social distancing. This means that people who don’t normally purchase items online are counting on e-commerce businesses to supply them with daily necessities. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 20, 2020

I’ve been working on getting a fiber internet connection to the home we are quarantining in. With nine of us living and working from home together, we are consuming a lot of bandwidth. And with everyone on our block doing more or less the same thing, the cable internet connections we all have are bogged down. As I understand it, cable internet suffers from a few problems relative to fiber.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Cutting-edge clean energy company wins Luis Villalobos Award, Technology category, from Angel Capital Association The United States has abundant access to domestic natural gas, but we have struggled for decades to find scalable, economic ways to leverage natural gas as a transportation fuel, despite its environmental and efficiency benefits.

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GCUC

MAY 20, 2020

Last week we partnered up with Bertie Van Wyk from Herman Miller to talk about how properly activated coworking spaces are the workspace solution. The post The Attraction of Great Coworking Spaces appeared first on GCUC Community.

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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 21, 2020

On Tuesday, I led a National Association of Development Organizations webinar on the topic of “The Long and Winding Road to Economic Recovery.” A recording of that session, and copy of my presentation, is now available here. Please be forewarned of an audio glitch (from minute 41:30 to 43.10). My presentation made a big pitch about investing in infrastructure, especially broadband, and lo-and-behold, my power at home went out at this point in the event.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 17, 2020

By Scott Meacham. Every spring, the celebratory conclusion of the annual Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup brings into sharp focus—and the limelight—the months of hard work that teams from Oklahoma’s colleges and universities put into this business plan and pitch competition. I am floored by the enthusiasm, work ethic, and talent of these students.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of six new members to the Investor Advisory Committee. Christopher Mirabile, Launchpad Venture Group and ACA Chair Emeritus, was among the new members. “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Angel Capital Association and the voice of all early stage investors as part of the vital work of the Investor Advisory Committee.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2020

Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages, startups are offering hundreds of new jobs. `. The number of vacant positions at OurCrowd’s portfolio companies has risen to 350, with 90 new job vacancies added since the start of April, 41 of them in Israel. Despite Israel’s unprecedented unemployment situation, high-tech companies are still recruiting. Now that Israel has gone back to work on the downside of the virus curve, entrepreneurs and startups have a huge role to play in getting our nation back

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Ian Hathaway

MAY 18, 2020

On Friday night, I got eight consecutive hours of sleep. It’s been a long time since that last happened—months and possibly longer. I woke up feeling great. The stressors I’ve had stemming from Covid-19 related fallout and a bunch of other things were washed away immediately. I was full of energy and had an incredible weekend with my family. All from just one night of great sleep.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 19, 2020

i2E’s e3 , formerly known as the Venture Assessment Program (VAP), has been a great tool for helping Oklahoma startup founders rigorously perform structured market validation of their ideas and solutions before they start creating products that the market does not want to buy. This program is the most robust in the region and boasts more than 150 participating companies comprised of both seasoned founders and first-time entrepreneurs, all of whom have gained valuable insights from e3. .

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Young company awarded prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, Life Sciences category, from Angel Capital Association “Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen wrote these words nearly 200 years ago, but a bold new startup is living proof of music’s inherent ability to stimulate, and even heal, the human brain.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2020

OurCrowd, the world’s largest investment crowdfunding platform, is reporting that the number of job openings at its portfolio companies has risen to 354, with 90 new job vacancies added since the start of April. OurCrowd is based in Israel and 41 of the jobs are located there – but the rest are spread around the world in places like New York, California, Toronto, Spain, and Brazil.

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