David Teten VC

JULY 11, 2019

You have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. So when a company in which I’m an investor is raising a later round, should we (the VC investor) keep our pro rata or get diluted? . My view is that one should always make this decision on an individual company basis. Almost all VC investments include pro rata rights. These give the right to invest more money in a company sufficient to keep the same percentage ownership, for so long as we have both the cash and the appetite.

investing 49

investing investment VC opportunity 49

Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2019

When I launched one of my companies, the Small Business Summit, I started it with a partner. She was an older white lady, who had an MBA and was great with numbers. I was a young black guy, who loved marketing (hated numbers) and event production. We were a great fit. This was one of my first successful partnerships. It worked so well, we eventually sold the business.

collaboration 83

collaboration ventures development capital 83

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2019

Running a startup consumes a ton of time. Just the immediate priorities seem to take up more than one person’s potential working hours—so it’s no surprise that when it comes to something like social media, many founders have trouble making it a priority. The consequences of failing to position a founder’s profile aren’t always obvious—and it’s usually all about missed opportunities.

media 284

media leadership founder opportunity 284

Venture Well

JULY 9, 2019

We curated a fresh new list of cutting-edge class exercises to incorporate into innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum. The post 7 Class Exercises to Amplify Innovative Thinking appeared first on VentureWell.

innovation 190

innovation entrepreneurship education 190

Advertisement

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

strategy

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 8, 2019

I’ve shared my views on this before here at AVC. I believe business model innovation is more disruptive than technical innovation. A good example of this was moving from web apps to mobile apps, which was largely a technical innovation. While the move to mobile certainly created some new companies, it largely strengthened the market position of the big Internet companies because there was little to no business model innovation.

innovation 202

innovation disruption support communities 202

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 10, 2019

By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was President John F. Kennedy’s idea. In 1961, the president challenged NASA and the nation to land an astronaut on the moon before the decade was over. Russia had taken the lead in the race for space with the Sputnik launch in 1957.

support 61

support entrepreneurs innovation technology 61

Haystack

JULY 12, 2019

I was catching up on MG’s newsletter/blog and came across this opening line , which got me thinking about a concept in investing, specifically in deal sourcing: To me, all information is about triangulation. Any single source, no matter how close to the situation?—?and often times because they’re too close to the situation?—?lacks full clarity.

media 72

media investing investment founder 72

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 9, 2019

I am reading a friend’s book which is still in proofs and so I’m not going to talk about it yet. But there is one part of the book that really rang true for me and that is when he talks about certain kinds of problematic employees, particularly one he calls The Heretic. This kind of employee, and we have all seen this up close, is negative about the Company and disses the management, coworkers, the board, the strategy, the workplace, and everything else under the sun.

coworking 186

coworking advice board strategy 186

Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 12, 2019

In Rethinking Customer Churn Rate & LTV/CAC , Thibaud Clement illuminates a counter-intuitive concept about churn. The faster you increase your growth rate (acceleration rate), the higher the churn rate. Consider the same startup under two scenarios: one in which the acceleration rate is 50% and one in which the acceleration rate is 0%. In the 50% scenario, churn will be 67% higher.

SaaS 77

SaaS accelerator startup 77

Advertisement

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

startup

Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

Ramon Ray was joined by Rachel Michaelov , founder of Empire Tax Professionals to talk scaling, growth, and marketing. Rachel is an IRS-licensed enrolled agent who helps business owners making more than $10,000 with things such as monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and corporate returns. Rachel got into the tax business because she knew there were people and business owners out there who didn’t know how to properly handle their taxes and are in need of guidance.

media 76

media entrepreneurship culture enablement 76

Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2019

Are you a virtual manager? Can you be effective if you are a “virtual” manager, commuting from home or a home office and being with your employees only part time? Measuring your performance. In a virtual environment, people measure you mostly by your actions, and remember only the most recent good work you’ve done for them and for the organization. The typical scenario for a virtual manager.

creativity 48

creativity energy innovation 48

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 6, 2019

A few years ago, we invited Angela Duckworth to speak to our portfolio company CEOs at our annual get together. It was a terrific talk that absolutely impacted the way these CEOs thought about hiring and managing their teams. Angela’s theory of “Grit” as a predictor of success in education, careers, and life is powerful. If you have not read her book on the topic, you should.

education 173

education 173

Impact Hub

JULY 10, 2019

Pact for Impact Conference 2019 marks the beginning of the Global Alliance for a social and inclusive economy. This event aims to build a coalition of States, institutions, actors and networks, for the development of SSE, inclusive economy and social innovation. Impact Hub Executive Director, Gabriela Gandel will be featured as a panelist to share Impact Hub’s commitment to social and economic growth.

ecology 46

ecology economic growth communities innovation 46

Advertisement

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

financing

GCUC

JULY 9, 2019

We’ve been in your shoes, when summer rolls around 1 of 2 things happens… actually strike that, both of these things are likely to happen over the course of the season but one is more concerning than the other…. Kids are out of school and parents are struggling to work from home so you see an influx in your membership (YAY). Kids are out of school and parents are wanting to spend more time with their families and are traveling so they are pause or cancel their memberships for the summer (STRUGGL

coworking 69

coworking coworking spaces communities strategy 69

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 11, 2019

Doing a business feasibility study first will help you figure out whether your new business idea is worth your time, energy and money – all very precious commodities. It will help you calculate, analyse and project what will be involved and the likelihood of success. Your big, bold business idea. So bright and shiny, it’s been keeping you up nights.

advice 55

advice energy entrepreneurs media 55

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 10, 2019

July 10, 2019. i2E, Inc. and the Choctaw Nation provide intensive, one-day business assessment class to help small businesses validate concepts, expand market, capture new revenues. Contact: Darcy Wilborn, (405) 813-2424. contact@growok.org. GrowOK, a free one-day venture assessment workshop designed to help rural and tribal entrepreneurs understand the markets they serve, is coming to Durant and McAlester on July 18-19.

economic development 49

economic development communities entrepreneurs support 49

EntreWorks Consulting

JULY 10, 2019

As we get closer to the 2020 election year, DC-based think tanks are starting to float big ideas on how to jumpstart the economy in our distressed regions. Third Way has recently released a plan to create a new $60 billion Opportunity Fund to encourage venture capital (VC) investments in locations outside of America’s VC hotspots. That’s a big menu of places since the VC industry is heavily concentrated in a handful of locations, like Silicon Valley and the Boston area.

opportunity 49

opportunity VC venture capital board 49

Advertisement

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.

technology

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2019

DUBOIS, PA – There’s up to $50,000 on the line! You don’t need to be an inventor, scientist, or historic statesmen like Ben Franklin in order to win this year’s BIG IDEA contest. Ben Franklin Technology Partners is looking for tech entrepreneurs, developers, or small manufacturers who are creating innovative new products, processes, or software applications.

consulting 40

consulting innovation technology entrepreneurs 40

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

In the first of a three part series on early stage business investment, we asked serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie what three key things New Zealand entrepreneurs must get better at when it comes to seeking angel investment. I made my first investment in the stock market when I was 12 years old. I killed it, everyone did. So I splashed out and bought a gigantic pack of pick ‘n’ mix.

entrepreneurs 43

entrepreneurs capital real estate angel investing 43

OurCrowd

JULY 7, 2019

Congrats! Israeli nano-satellite startup & OurCrowd portfolio company NSLComm successfully launched its NSLSat-1 satellite (via the Soyuz rocket) into space this past Friday. ( TechCrunch ). Speaking of revolutionary tech, what will our world look like a decade from now? We just released our 2019 Q2 edition of Innovation Insider exploring a realistic look at how startups will change the way we drive, shop, heal, and live.

real estate 31

real estate incubation innovation pitching 31

500

JULY 9, 2019

Applications are now open for Batch 2 of the Misk 500 Accelerator Program 500 Startups and Misk Innovation will host the second batch of its accelerator program based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to fuel startups throughout the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. Batch 2 of the Misk 500 Accelerator Program will bring experts from Silicon Valley and beyond to educate 15-20 early-stage startups from MENA.

accelerator 30

accelerator innovation mentorship startup 30

Advertisement

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

opportunity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 8, 2019

Written for EO by Todd Smart, an experienced entrepreneur, the co-founder at Traction ® Tools and an EO member since 1992. . Are you a small business entrepreneur whose leadership team lacks cohesion or focus? Or maybe you’re running a start-up that can’t reach your next revenue goal? Is your company’s leadership team constantly seeing the same issues popping up?

leadership 193

leadership culture entrepreneurs founder 193

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 8, 2019

Por Meg Jones. Con tantas fuentes de noticias y voces que hablan una sobre la otra, es difícil aquietar la mente el tiempo suficiente para evaluar la calidad de una noticia en los medios. Así las cosas, las declaraciones de actores radicales pueden pasar desapercibidas como artículos de opinión y la oposición puede crear una representación engañosa de un candidato y promoverla en medios sociales y campañas televisivas como fidedigna.

media 189

media capital 189

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 11, 2019

Our portfolio company Nurx started out offering birth control prescriptions on a mobile phone delivered to you in the mail. This has been a game changer for many women who live far from a doctor or a pharmacy or live in places where it is not easy to get a birth control prescription. But they have not stopped there. They added HIV Prep for people who are at risk for HIV and want to protect themselves.

health 172

health technology 172

The Seraf Compass

JULY 10, 2019

This Venture Fund Economics Modeling Tool is designed to help you understand compensation for a venture fund's General Partners. The overall structure of the worksheet is quite simple. There are two main areas where you supply information into this worksheet: 1) Fund Size, Fees and Results and 2) Payments to Partners and Fund Operations. Based on your inputs, Total Compensation for the different partners is calculated.

ventures 157

ventures 157

Advertisement

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.

opportunity