This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2019

Ask any VC how excited on a scale of one to ten they are about their latest deal, and they’ll tell you eleven out of ten. Veterans will probably be a little more cautious and tell you they’re at a ten out of ten—but despite knowing all the risks, a VC simply isn’t going to get over the line unless they’re pretty blown away by an idea. That’s because of the simple math of competition.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2019

Adi Zuk is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cape Town, South Africa, and co-founder of Oya Venture , which aims to broaden the imprint of women entrepreneurs in Africa by facilitating the growth of women-owned businesses that empower others. Adi is one of the EO member leaders who spoke to an audience of global women entrepreneurs at the 2018 MyEO Women of EO Summit in Napa, California.

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Revolution

JANUARY 7, 2019

2018 was a year filled with plenty of news to remind us of the importance of policy in the world of innovation. While much of the recent focus has been on Big Tech, it is becoming increasingly clear that more and more innovators, including startups, will need to think about policy implications as they grow and scale. In what I’ve called The Third Wave , the Internet will become ubiquitous and transform industries that are part of our everyday life including health care, transportation, education

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Deskmag

JANUARY 8, 2019

Not sure what coworking industry events you would like to attend in 2019? Learn from failures or get inspired by success stories and enjoy the Indian cuisine in Goa. Discover the latest market trends in Denver's old opera house and explore the surrounding Rocky Mountains. Study how coworking spaces are financed and become sustainable in Gdansk or Alicante and widen your horizon at the sea.

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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the public stock market, share repurchases/buybacks have reached more than $1 trillion in 2018 , a historic high. As the amount of private capital increases, share repurchases in startups are popping up. Typically, they are a very inefficient use of capital. A share repurchase occurs when the company uses cash on its balance sheet to buy shares from an existing shareholder, typically an employee or an early investor.

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Revolution

JANUARY 10, 2019

Over the years, many of Revolution’s investments such as Zipcar, Sweetgreen, and Optoro have experienced explosive growth brought about by their ability to develop sustainable alternatives to problems consumers and businesses were facing in sectors like transportation, food, and e-commerce. Since we made those investments, consumers have become even more aware of their environmental impact and are embracing more sustainable lifestyles.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 10, 2019

You’re building a company from your vision and a passion, and lots of people are going to tell you that you have this or that wrong, and that it just won’t work. Business plans rarely survive market contact. The truth is that very, very few early business plans survive in a form completely recognizable when looking back a few years. But even with massive changes, the vision and passion usually don’t diminish in the process of morphing a business plan into a profitable business.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 9, 2019

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2019) — With a focus on startups and innovation, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) remains a powerful job creation and high-tech economic development engine for Pennsylvania, according to the latest independent economic analysis of the organization. But state funding shortfalls are starting to curtail the partners’ ability to fund companies appropriately, creating missed opportunities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2019

The following article originally appeared on the BerniePortal blog. BerniePortal is a human resources platform developed by EO member Alex Tolbert. A road map for employees. The employee handbook is the single most important document for your organization. It is a road map for employees, clearly outlining what behaviors and work patterns are acceptable to the company.

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Revolution

JANUARY 9, 2019

Revolution portfolio companies are hiring all over the country. The new year is the perfect time to take on new challenges and pursue new opportunities. And while conventional wisdom suggests that to work in an innovative and cutting-edge environment you had to move to places like San Francisco or New York City, Revolution-backed companies are proving that some of the country’s most interesting and successful are based in other cities.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 10, 2019

You’re building a company from your vision and a passion, and lots of people are going to tell you that you have this or that wrong, and that it just won’t work. Business plans rarely survive market contact. The truth is that very, very few early business plans survive in a form completely recognizable when looking back a few years. But even with massive changes, the vision and passion usually don’t diminish in the process of morphing a business plan into a profitable business.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 9, 2019

In their book, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work , Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37Signals share how they’ve built and run their very successful company Basecamp. There’s a novel idea in the book: your company is a product used by its employees. [W]hen you think of the company as a product, you ask different questions: Do people who work here know how to use the company?

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