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Some Thoughts and Models Around Ownership Targets

This is going to be BIG.

You hear this from VC’s a lot: “We need to own X% of your company to make our returns.” They back it up with sensible math—owning 20% of a billion dollar outcome returns a $200mm VC fund, and, of course, you’re trying to at least return the fund. So, no one really questions the ownership model. Yet, when you buy shares of Apple or Facebook, you don’t even think about what percent of the company you own.

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Faculty Spotlight: Scott Shrake from Colorado State University

Venture Well

For Scott Shrake, teaching allows him to interact with students who believe that everything is possible and recognize that failure is temporary. The post Faculty Spotlight: Scott Shrake from Colorado State University appeared first on VentureWell.

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Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Mayke Nagtegaal, former speed skater with the Royal Dutch Skaters Association, current COO of MessageBird and an eternal risk-taker. A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. . Skating the razor-thin edge between risk and reward is something I’ve learned over the course of my career. Not just from my work as the COO of a startup, or from my previous job as an attorney specializing in international tax law, but from my former life as a professional speed skater, flyin

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UrbanTech Transit Startup Remix Raises $15 Million

Dream It

The Summary Remix is currently being used by over 4,000 planners in over 300 cities to enable planners to visualize tradeoffs when making urban planning decisions. The startup is attempting to streamline decision-making for city planners, allowing planners to drag and drop changes like re-route bus routes or additional bike lanes. Planners then see in real time how that change will affect other streets and the flow of transportation as a whole.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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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The World Benchmark Study – Impacting the innovation landscape

UBI Global

Knowledge- The Best Quest There is a humorous quote by Warren Buffet, “Only when the tide goes out, do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” This quote probably gives you a hilarious mental image, but “The Oracle of Omaha” was talking about the importance of measuring yourself and your company. With his colorful expression, he was […]. The post The World Benchmark Study – Impacting the innovation landscape appeared first on UBI Global.

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History, Hoops and Happiness: Focus on Finding Your Own Path

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8 March , EO is focusing on female founders and women in business who represent this year’s theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.”. Anna Collins is president and COO of Bulletproof 360 , a company focused on creating products and providing information to radically improve lives and help people tap their unlimited potential.

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Future of Real Estate Pitch Competition in Miami

Dream It

On May 14, 2019, our friends at Lab Ventures Miami are hosting Future of Real Estate Tech Summit Miami. This event brings together investors, innovative startups and leading corporations in the construction and real estate industry. The audience will be highly curated creating powerful networking opportunities with C-level executives from Developers, Owners, Associations, Construction Companies, Multifamily Offices, Architects, Growth Stage Startups, Strategics, Commercial Developers and more.

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Welcoming Ally to the Founders’ Co-op Family

Founders Coop

I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve just led a seed investment (our largest first-check investment to date) in Ally , the intelligent operating system for business execution. Ally helps businesses tightly connect strategy to execution, and leverages ML to orchestrate alignment and transparency throughout an organization. Step one of their mission is to bring a highly effective Objectives and Key Results (OKR) process into organizations of all sizes, through a workflow that engages team members w

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How the Internet of Things is impacting New Zealand businesses

NZ Entrepreneur

Most forward-thinking organisations will understand the importance of big data, and perhaps on a lesser scale – artificial intelligence. But there’s no doubt that the next greatest technological impact is the ability to link these two components through the Internet of Things. By further exploring the fundamental element of ‘what happens next’, it is only then that we are able to grasp what it could truly be capable of achieving for businesses and organisations who integrate this technolog

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

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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How Madrid Promotes Female Entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

Women are a key element in the family economy in Spain, although over recent years they have been greatly affected by high rates of unemployment. If we add the gender pay gap to this, it means that, generally speaking, women earn less than men for doing the same job. This issue gave rise to the GIRA Mujeres program, promoted by Coca-Cola Spain and undertaken in partnership with numerous organizations specialising in female entrepreneurship, including Impact Hub Madrid.

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Happy International Women’s Day!

GCUC

We will keep this short and sweet but we wanted to. give a shout out to some of the awesome ladies in the industry. that inspire and motivate us. We couldn’t possibly post them all but wanted to acknowledge this important day. On average, women are paid 20% less than men. This has to end. It is time that we empower women, bring their businesses and positions to the forefront and get them the funds and investments they work so hard for and deserve.

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Could you have created a “dirty cap table?”

Berkonomics

Oh, I know. When you started the business, you took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get you started. Of course, that worked at the time. But…. Enter the need for larger investments. When you seek professional investors, whether organized angels or venture capitalists, one of the early questions you are asked is “How have you financed the business so far?

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A ten point checklist for entrepreneurial success

NZ Entrepreneur

Do I have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? This question is one that almost everyone thinking about starting a business asks themselves at some stage. So here’s a ten point checklist to help decide if entrepreneurship is for you. “What does it take to make it as an entrepreneur? What skills do successful entrepreneurs have that others don’t?

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

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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No trade-off with innovation and capital

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. In the business of creating new high-growth companies, “trade-off” is the name of the game. From idea to IPO, from survival mode to success, entrepreneurship calls for constant prioritizing and re-prioritizing. With limited capital — financial and human — for the first few years of a startup’s life, it’s a perpetual challenge of either/or.

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25 Lessons From 25 Years in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Cindy Norcott’s is an EO Durban member in South Africa and owner of Pro Talent. She is also the founder of the Robinhood Foundation , a non-profit organization that funds many charitable projects. As Cindy celebrates her company’s 25th anniversary in March 2019, she collected some of the entrepreneurial lessons she’s learned and the guidelines she follows to achieve ongoing success.

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The State of Federal Economic Adjustment Assistance

EntreWorks Consulting

Much of the most important work we do in economic development is about what government agencies call economic adjustment, i.e. helping workers, businesses, and communities affected by an economic shock, such as a plant closing or a wider economic downturn. In the US, we pay lip service to supporting economic adjustment, but we don’t really deploy real money to support this important mission.

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I’ve moved from New Zealand to Oxford England

Derek Sivers

I rarely cry, but I cried a lot last month, leaving New Zealand. I’ve never loved and felt so connected to a place before. It wasn’t simple sadness that made me cry, but overflowing appreciation. I’d been feeling it for years, almost every day, amazed at not just the nature but the people and way of life. Knowing I was leaving made me re-play all my memories from my last six years.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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Spring Workshop: Durham, NC, June 2018

Forward Cities

The spring workshop attracted 200+ leaders from our member cities and was designed to be a practical, hands-on experience that attendees can walk away from and immediately apply a set of ideas into their own work. Cities made the most of this experience by coming in teams – which increased opportunities for shared learning and building on the momentum coming out of the shared experience.