OurCrowd
JULY 17, 2019
The heart of social entrepreneurship is developing ideas that can solve problems and turn a profit. The global impact ecosystem is starting to take shape. Investments can be powerful. When successful, they can benefit both investors and the invested. Money poured into a business that takes off provides job opportunities and helps the economy grow while investors recoup their money and make a profit too.
Tomasz Tunguz
JULY 19, 2019
I’ve written before about the Jacob’s Ladder of Fundraising. The Jacob’s Ladder is a children’s toy that flips over, and it’s a great metaphor for the seed market. Seed rounds are rapidly approaching and now often equal to the sizes of Series As just five years ago. The chart above shows the mean round size in the US across.
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This is going to be BIG.
JULY 14, 2019
“I didn’t want to bother you.” “I didn’t want to impose.” “I didn’t want to show up with my hand out.” “I feel like if you were interested, you would have said something already.” “I wasn’t sure if it was ok to ask.” “I haven’t spoken to that person in a while—it might be too random now.” Do any of these lines sound familiar? Too often, I meet founders that need something, and feel awkward about asking for it for a variety of reasons.
Venture Well
JULY 16, 2019
We interviewed three leaders in entrepreneurship education about several ways to teach tomorrow's entrepreneurs about ethics. The post 4 Strategies to Integrate Ethics into Entrepreneurship Education appeared first on VentureWell.
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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?
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 14, 2019
I have been vocal here that I do not like the term Unicorn to describe highly valued venture-backed startups. Unicorns are mythical creatures that don’t really exist and highly valued venture-backed startups do exist. They might be rare, but they are not fictional. A better word would be Whales. And it turns out that the Whaling industry in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries looked remarkably similar to today’s venture capital business.
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The Seraf Compass
JULY 17, 2019
? Early stage investing is an inherently risky way to invest. The list of high level risks is long and includes financing risk, technical risk, and market risk. As angel investors, you need to be aware of the key risks you are taking with your investment.
UBI Global
JULY 15, 2019
Sourcing Innovation for Product Development Innovation is a key focus for businesses looking to stay competitive. Why? Because a company and its legions of executives, managers, and even researchers sometimes run out of ideas. Fresh perspective is needed. This is especially true when it comes to managing- and reimagining– its current offerings.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 18, 2019
While society debates how to deal with climate change, there are some scientists who are now saying that that time has passed and we now need to start planning society’s adaptation to the climate tragedy we have created on planet earth. This scientific paper from roughly one year ago is super depressing. I am linking to it because I read it this week and it certainly made me consider how our way of life may change dramatically in my lifetime.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JULY 17, 2019
There are more than 11.6 million businesses in the United States that are women-owned. Out of businesses that generate $1 million or more, 1 in 5 is owned by women. Being a female entrepreneur is looking better each and every day. But, with all of the progress that’s been made, there are still looming disparities. . The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers.
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HPA
JULY 18, 2019
The unicorns in Michigan demonstrate a fertile startup ecosystem with unlimited opportunities. A couple weeks ago, StockX became the state’s newest in a quickly-growing cohort of unicorns, which includes two other startups that also earned the elite status this year. In February, OneStream Software announced that it had not only become a unicorn but that it is profitable as well, an achievement that few startups can claim — even by the time they exit.
Y Combinator
JULY 15, 2019
With special contributions from Nic Dardenne. One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. It is natural to feel this way.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 17, 2019
We seed funded a company late last year called Abridge and the company went public yesterday with their iOS and Android apps. Naomi wrote about the investment on the USV blog. I want to focus on the product because I think it is a game changer for all of us that access the health care system regularly. The Abridge mobile app ( get it here ) allows anyone to record a medical visit with a doctor, a nurse, or any other health care professional.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 15, 2019
We recently spoke with Rosemarie “Bubu” Andres about her term as the FY2018/2019 EO Global Chair. Bubu is a proud EO Philippines member and co-founder of Candy Corner , the number one source of quality candies and chocolates in the Philippines. What inspired you to seek the position of Global Chair? There were many things. One factor was the realization that, since I was the only female Global Board member at that time, not seeking the position would mean there would be no female Global Chair ag
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HPA
JULY 18, 2019
Get to know John. John Higginson is the CTO at Enova, a large publicly-traded Chicago FinTech company that’s extended over $20B in credit to customers worldwide. At Enova, John is responsible for driving the company’s technology strategy to leverage advanced digital experiences and data science to deliver on its mission to help hard-working people access fast, trustworthy credit.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 18, 2019
By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. I set a goal for this summer’s series of columns to reflect on and write about my lessons-learned during my past six years of immersion in entrepreneurship. Our focus at i2E is on high-growth technology or life sciences businesses, but startups of every stripe are vital to Oklahoma’s future. In many regards, what is true for high-growth entrepreneurship is true for Main Street.
Continuations
JULY 18, 2019
A recent series of tweets about identifying 10x software engineers set off a lot of making fun of the author for perpetuating a myth. Given the wording of the tweets too they made a particularly easy target (I can’t actually find them right now or I would link to them). All that poking fun though obscures some interesting questions about individual and team productivity in software engineering.
GCUC
JULY 15, 2019
Lets talk prime day, shall we? This is one of our favorite days of the year for 2 reasons. We love to shop and amazon is a site we frequent (sorry wallet). This year we have our own GCUC Amazon store. “What does that even mean?”. We have created a one stop shop for you to find all of the little (and big) things that you would want and need in your space!
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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.
OurCrowd
JULY 16, 2019
The Knowledge Transfer group at CERN has initiated a pilot programme in collaboration with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). Read more here. The post [HIL in Mirage News] How Israel Innovation Authority and CERN are infusing Israeli innovation ecosystem with appeared first on OurCrowd.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JULY 19, 2019
Este taller discutirá las buenas prácticas de manufactura de alimentos para emprendedores; las técnicas de medición de la calidad de un producto; la relación entre calidad, precio y producto; y cómo manejar y sacar provecho de los desperdicios. Participa para mejorar tus procesos de manufactura y mejorar la satisfacción de tus clientes. Fecha: 27 de julio.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 15, 2019
It is ironic and upsetting that a nation built on immigration is increasingly unwelcoming to immigrants and that the words ” go back” are becoming a political rallying cry. I am for immigration full stop. I think opening our arms and borders to people who want to come here, work, build their lives and businesses and futures makes our country stronger.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 17, 2019
Lesley Waterkeyn together with her sister Sandy van Dijk published an easy-to-follow reference guide for all those “what-ifs” experienced along the entrepreneurial gauntlet—from startup phase and on. We asked her more about her new book, The Entrepreneur’s Playbook: From Rookie to Rainmaker in Seven Steps. You recently released the book The Entrepreneur’s Playbook: From Rookie to Rainmaker in Seven Steps.
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OurCrowd
JULY 13, 2019
The food industry is GIANT – $12 trillion and growing. The transformation of the food industry is active around us, from tech companies developing foodtech solutions related to composition, like Beyond Meat, as well as supply chain and analytics. C heck out my 3-minute interview on CNBC where I talk about why I’m bullish on food companies, and read on below for more tech industry highlights from the week.
Y Combinator
JULY 17, 2019
Camille Fournier is a Managing Director at Two Sigma and the former CTO of Rent The Runway. She’s also the author of The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change. You can find her on Twitter @skamille. Topics. 00:00 – Intro. 00:35 – Why do many individual contributors (ICs) never experience a good manager? 3:15 – How did the ideology of management being bad become pervasive in startups?
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 13, 2019
Back in May, during Blockchain Week in NYC, I had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase , Brian Armstrong. We started off talking about their rapidly growing institutional business, but quickly got to talking about everything Coinbase. Brian also gets a question in for me about 17mins into the talk. It’s about 10 minutes of me asking Brian questions and then another 20 minutes of Q&A from the audience.
Tomasz Tunguz
JULY 15, 2019
Wing.vc published the Enterprise Tech 30 last week. It’s a coaches poll of the top enterprise startups broken into early, mid and growth stage. Congratulations to all the companies and in particular, the 8 Redpoint companies on the list: Mattermost, Cockroach Labs, LaunchDarkly, Tray.io, AppZen, Snowflake, Hashicorp and Stripe. Coaches polls are fun because they provide a different perspective on the market.
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