This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

About a year ago, I received a LinkedIn connection from Richard Briggs—a Brooklyn Law Grad who spend 25 successful years at Lehman and was operating his own family office. He knew a bunch of other VCs in NYC and seemed like a great potential Limited Partner connection. There was only one problem. Richard Briggs didn’t exist. No Richard Briggs ever attended Brooklyn Law and none of our mutual connections had ever met him or interacted with him.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. “We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. “Valuations are out of control” is the mantra of others. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. Every year I try to answer the question of “what has changed in the Venture Capital industry” and this year my colleague Chang Xu and I took a deep dive through the data and

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Venture Well

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Professor Roberts strives to create classroom environments and session plans that enable a-ha moments for students. The post Faculty Spotlight: Dustyn Roberts from Temple University appeared first on VentureWell.

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UBI Global

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A New Start for a New Year Let the 2019 innovation begin! Startups, incubation programs and corporations around the world are joining the renaissance of innovation that is expanding across multiple industries. As all this unfolds, UBI Global will be monitoring, learning, benchmarking and passing valuable knowledge on to you. As a comprehensive showcase for […].

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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?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In 1989, the second part of the blockbuster Back to the Future trilogy introduced a version of 2015 where individuals could use fingerprints to unlock doors, pay for taxis, and make donations to save broken clock towers. While fingerprint recognition technology existed when the movie was made, it would take more than 20 years before Apple’s iPhone 5S, the first iPhone with Touch ID, made it part of consumers’ everyday routines and marked a turning point for the mass adoption of biometric technol

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As you may know we run an annual conference called The Upfront Summit in which we try to bring together the world of investors, entrepreneurs and interesting people from the world of sports, politics, music & film. We do this to showcase what is uniquely LA and to create a more cohesive network in our community. We have sought ways to make it more open while not turning it into a mega conference so while we have capped it at 1,000 attendees, starting a couple of years ago we opened up the ev

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Written by Mark Moses, founding partner of CEO Coaching International and the author of Make Big Happen. A version of this article originally appeared on Mark’s blog. Your numbers never lie. If your sales are falling short of the targets you’ve set, it’s going to be right there in black and white—and maybe even some red. The reasons for those shortfalls, however, are often mired in gray areas among your people, your processes or your vision?

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GCUC

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The Coworky Awards are back and better than ever. Finally on year three, we think we have hit our stride. We revamped the website, added new categories and took some old ones away to bring you this years industry awards. Aren’t familiar with the coworkys? They are meant to honor the places, spaces, people and things that make coworking juicy. Categories this year include: (NEW) Best Amenity in a Coworking Space.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

As you start to go to market, there are two things to prioritize from early customers that matter more than cash. Feedback and marketing rights. The feedback matters for obvious reasons. The product is early; customer feedback will help you hew the raw granite of your initial product into shape. The second may not be so obvious. Every prospect championing a software purchase will be asked by the opponents of the sale and decision-makers : “Who else is using the software?

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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.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Written for EO by Jennifer Barnes. Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Optima Office and an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in San Diego, California. Her company offers outsourced accounting services to support businesses of every size?from providing entire accounting departments to filling gaps on existing teams. In this article, she offers tips for identifying the right accountant for your organization.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Think you don’t use negotiation most every day of your life? From the time we learn to manipulate our parents from the crib to today, we learn to negotiate to obtain our wants and needs. As we grow, we negotiate constantly with our parents, then with our peers. As we enter the business world, we negotiate with our bosses and our subordinates. We negotiate with our suppliers, customers, investors, and even our auditors.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Before we’d leave campus - Christmas vacation or spring break or summer vacation - our rowing coach would tell us, “You’re either getting faster or you’re getting slower. There’s no such thing as staying the same.” It was his way of inspiring us to train hard during those times. I’ve never forgotten it. More recently I came across two math equations that confers the same idea, with a twist.

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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.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

How he turned his personal passions into thriving businesses.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Written for EO by Sarah Mueller, CoverWallet . Starting and growing a business is an exciting endeavor. But it’s also a huge responsibility, considering all of the factors that go into keeping a business afloat. Some business owners opt to protect their organization against unexpected pitfalls with business insurance. Business insurance helps you protect your financial, intellectual and physical assets from a loss in case of problems including property damage, theft, loss of income or employee i

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Think you don’t use negotiation most every day of your life? From the time we learn to manipulate our parents from the crib to today, we learn to negotiate to obtain our wants and needs. As we grow, we negotiate constantly with our parents, then with our peers. As we enter the business world, we negotiate with our bosses and our subordinates. We negotiate with our suppliers, customers, investors, and even our auditors.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Top 10 Learning about Free Trials from Tomasz Tunguz. At Saastr yesterday, I presented the top 10 learnings from the Redpoint Free Trial Survey that we distributed in October. The data confirmed many rules of thumb but also raised some interesting new questions about the best way to use trials. When we distributed the survey, we never would have expected the response.

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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.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Barton Perreira's co-founder and CEO discusses the eyewear brand's big move.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Stacey Abrams Interviewed by Lisa Borders, CEO of TimesUp This past week Stacey Abrams spoke at The Upfront Summit in a 25-minute talk followed by a breakout town hall discussion. You may know that later today she will deliver the response to The State of the Union speech by the president. She was interviewed by Lisa Borders, CEO of TimesUp (who spoke separately, video will be released soon).

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As you build out your startup’s financial model for 2019, a key component will be the hiring plan. You’ll need to calculate the number of managers and individual contributors to achieve your goals. But don’t forget to plan for mishires. You will make mistakes hiring people. We all do and it’s part of the process of building a company. Someone looks great on paper but isn’t a culture fit.

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