The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 18, 2021

Early stage investors might not view it this way, but… until a company has some form of financial exit (e.g. acquisition or IPO), you are really more like a donor than an investor! Think of it this way: since there is no liquidity in early stage company stock, you can’t sell the stock and recoup any of your original investment. You’re stuck with stock that, for all intents and purposes, has no financial value that you can monetize.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

Renée Rouleau, an EO member in Austin, is the founder and CEO of Renée Rouleau Skin Care , whose products and personalized skincare are respected by celebrities, bloggers, and skincare obsessives. As she marks 25 years in business, Renée shared what she’s learned along her entrepreneurial journey. I cut the red ribbon at 4:10pm on August 17, 1996.

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Venture Well

AUGUST 17, 2021

We explore ways faculty can collaborate with a university’s technology transfer office to support the commercialization of assistive technology innovation. The post opening the pipeline for assistive technology appeared first on VentureWell.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2021

I recall when my partner Brad and I were raising our first USV fund, back in 2003, and potential investors wondered about my blogging habit. They asked if I was making a mistake telegraphing our investment thesis for everyone to see, including our “competitors.” We strongly defended the practice and explained that the benefits of telling the world what we were looking to invest in, and why, strongly outweighed any costs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

San Francisco-based Postman, which operates a collaborative platform for developers to help them build, design, test and iterate their APIs, said on Wednesday it has raised $225 million in a new financing round that values it at $5.6 billion, up from $2 billion a year ago. The startup’s new financing round — a Series D — was led by existing investor New York-headquartered Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and CRV.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 17, 2021

7 steps to help you get better results from your marketing. Photo: Nick Morrison/Unsplash I have worked in digital marketing for the last fifteen years, and I also coach new business owners, so I notice a lot of mistakes entrepreneurs make when creating content. New business owners are usually quite skilled at whatever service they provide but they struggle with the marketing side of things and have trouble creating content that clearly explains what they do and helps them sell their services.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 18, 2021

I wrote about NFTs last week and said this in that post: But when a party emerges online that anyone is invited to attend and the 500 person group picks up a punk with a party hat and they all change their social network avatar to this, well that got my attention. [link]. Fractional/collective ownership is something we have been interested in at USV for a while.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

As one of four general partners at Andreessen Horowitz who are investing the venture firm’s new $2.2 billion crypto fund, Arianna Simpson is very focused on how to return that capital and much more to the firm’s limited partners. Toward that end, she has been more focused of late on startups that combine crypto with gaming. Last month, for example, her team co-led an investment in Virtually Human Studio , the startup behind a digital horse racing service Zed Run, wherein users buy, s

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 15, 2021

There’s a simple secret to hiring quickly and building a strong team. Invest in great managers early. Let’s compare the organizational chart of two different startups. On the left, the startup is flat. There is a single leader, with a handful of individual contributors. On the right, the company structure is a classic hierarchy. When startups start, they tend to look like the company on the left.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 15, 2021

To grow a business, you need to put your team efforts under a clear leadership vision Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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StartupNation

AUGUST 18, 2021

To start or run a small business, an entrepreneur has an incredible number of tasks to check off, the biggest being getting paid customers through the door or clients to sign on. With such an intense focus on creating a product that consumers need and marketing to create awareness that such a product exists, business owners often overlook insurance until they draw near their launch date (and then sometimes even after — you would be surprised how many businesses forget about insurance entirely).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Yoav Leitersdorf. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Yoav Leitersdorf is the Silicon Valley-based managing partner at YL Ventures, where he accelerates cybersecurity startups in the U.S. market. More posts by this contributor. Israel’s cybersecurity startup scene spawned new entrants in 2019. A look back at the Israeli cybersecurity industry in 2018.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 16, 2021

Not all of us are built to be founders but we can all find a way to back ambitious, world-changing businesses; whether it’s buying their products, using their services, promoting them, encouraging and supporting them or investing in them. Certainly, backing and building startups will do a whole lot more for our future and our economy than every Kiwi backing or building a residential property portfolio.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 18, 2021

Wisdom from Warren Buffet’s life-long partner Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 17, 2021

At Redpoint, we believe the 2020s will be the decade of data. Today, we’re announcing our partnership with Preset.io, a company providing the visualization layer for the modern data stack. In addition, Preset.io announces Preset Cloud, a fully hosted cloud service for Apache Superset, is generally available. Preset provides a managed service of Apache Superset, an open source business intelligence software which Maxime Beauchemin started in at Airbnb.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

Less than three months after announcing a $300 million Series E , Brazilian proptech QuintoAndar has raised an additional $120 million. New investors Greenoaks Capital and China’s Tencent co-led the round, which included participation from some existing backers as well. São Paulo-based QuintoAndar is now valued at $5.1 billion, up from $4 billion at the time of its last raise in late May.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2021

Both big and small companies are struggling to onboard new employees. In fact, over 40% of small businesses have unfilled job openings. But why is hiring so hard right now? In episode one of Netsuite’s Growth Hacks, a series covering how to scale your business, Ramon and several experts answer this question and more. Kedma Ough and Loren Feldman cohost with Ramon.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 18, 2021

They are not the same thing Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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HPA

AUGUST 17, 2021

Branch , a startup that helps businesses accelerate payments to empower working Americans , announced it has secured over $540 million to fuel its momentum in delivering flexible workforce payments. Hyde Park Angels is excited to announce our participation in Branch’s $48M Series B round, which was led by Addition Capital. Participation from other investors include Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Matchstick Ventures and other investors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Choosing an insurance policy is one of the most complicated financial decisions a person can make. Jakarta-based Lifepal wants to simplify the process for Indonesians with a marketplace that lets users compare policies from more than 50 providers, get help from licensed agents and file claims. The startup, which says it is the country’s largest direct-to-consumer insurance marketplace, announced today it has raised a $9 million Series A.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is excerpted from “Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change” by Jonathan Brill (McGraw Hill, August 2021). Netscape founder Marc Andreesen, now a prolific startup investor, describes entrepreneurial risk management in terms of peeling an onion. On day one of a startup, you have a bulb full of every possible kind of risk.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 20, 2021

These people fly under the radar for years, undermining your success while presenting as well-meaning, dedicated employees. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Contributed by Tatyana Artemova an entrepreneur, mastermind expert, and founder at IStartHub. It is essential to focus on building a reliable customer base while running a business. You can do this by giving your audience some good reasons to keep coming back. Actually, that should be the number one strategy of a growing business. . According to Statista , businesses spent more than $75 million on customer loyalty.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. Investors are looking for a reason to say “yes.” Even so, many entrepreneurs squander this opportunity, often because they direct questions or fail to understand their BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). “As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter l

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StartupNation

AUGUST 16, 2021

As we transition back to pre-pandemic life, many companies will be deciding whether to return to a physical office full-time or adopt a more hybrid approach, splitting time between in-office and working remotely. And why not? There are many benefits to adopting a hybrid workplace model for both employer and employee. Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint.

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