Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Chip Dodd joined EO Southeast Virginia in 2013. He is currently the president and CEO of Support Services of Virginia , a mid-sized company that provides Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver services, supports and housing in community-based integrated settings across Virginia, USA. He is also a keynote speaker and considers himself a “fun-loving outdoorsy person with too many hobbies to count.” In the past five years, one hobby, in particular, has hooked his attention and

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 23, 2019

By Amanda Hinojosa, Howard University. Hiring decisions are key decisions that can have a lasting impact on an organization. Choosing who to offer a job to is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Though most managers recognize the importance of this choice, many do not take the necessary steps to ensure they are making a well-informed choice during selection.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2019

A few weeks ago I was helping a good friend and his wife and business partner produce and staff his first exhibit at a small trade show. It was me and another experienced and mature business professional, who were helping. Hiring interns was one option, it would have been very low cost, but instead he had two experienced professionals on hand. Interns are great.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Most of us are driven by the competitive spirit, the desire or need to win. It reinforces self-worth, provides closure at the end of a good effort, and energizes us during the effort to achieve. Being driven to achieve results. Many of us as managers – and our employees as workers – are driven by process, actions required to achieve a result.

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500

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The following is an excerpt from 500’s CVC report. How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 21, 2019

It's been about a year since Slidebean’s first Youtube video breakthrough. Since then, they’ve added around 20,000 subscribers, and their videos have been watched over 1.7MM times. To celebrate their success, we collaborated with Slidebean to host a Fireside Chat in New York City on October 10th featuring Caya, founder of Slidebean, and Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit. from DreamIt Ventures. ?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“More and more, leaders are being held responsible in their organization,” says Ann Skeet, Senior Director for Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Ann guides programs in leadership, business, and social sector ethics, and researches, writes, and speaks about the ethical dilemmas of leaders. She understands the impact that a leader’s value and character have on the livelihood of their organization and the employees within it.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2019

I got a chance to interview Jack Forbes, CEO of Faros * (YC W19). He shares his experiences moonlighting as an intern at HigherMe (YC W15), playing soccer with YC founders & partners, and what drove him to start a YC company — even after being rejected. Join Work at a Startup to find your next software job (or internship) and subscribe to YC’s newsletter to receive future conversations.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Today is the anniversary of Spotify IPO, which was the first direct listing of a technology company. It was championed by Barry McCarthy, the former CFO of Netflix and the current CFO of Spotify. Since then, Slack has also listed directly. And the combination of these two events has created a groundswell for more of them. In the past few months and quarters, I’ve been learning as much as I can about this topic.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. User testing, also known as usability testing, is a process of identifying users’ biggest problems and uncovering a product’s issues by testing it with real users. As a startup founder, your time and resources tend to be limited. User testing was developed to challenge the assumptions founders and designers have before they waste resources on developing a product with poor usability o

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2019

There's always a lot we can learn from big brands. Walmart, in a death fight with Amazon and other retailers is launching its Christmas and holiday marketing "now". It's not waiting until November. What about you? Should you start marketing to your customers NOW about their holiday shopping plans? The Wall Street Journal writes about it here. Here's a few tips to market for the holidays: Educate your customers and send them emails that they'll really want to open.

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Health Tech Capital

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Anne De Gheest, Founder of HealthTech Capital shares with us the inside scoop on generating an ROI of 10X with her investments in health technology start-ups. We explore the evolving role of various stakeholders in the h.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In January, we welcomed Travis Bryant to join Redpoint as an Executive-in-Residence. Nine months later, we are welcoming him again as our first Partner of Founder Experience. Travis has always been one to think about ways to change the game. He excelled during his time at Salesforce and helped Optimizely grow to great heights from very early days as the first executive hire.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading arm of the Toyota Group, will partner with Jerusalem-based venture capital crowdfunding platform OurCrowd to source and invest in innovation in Israel and worldwide.oyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading arm of the Toyota Group, will partner with Jerusalem-based venture capital crowdfunding platform OurCrowd to source and invest in innovation in Israel and worldwide.

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GCUC

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Open concept office spaces are all the rage but you have likely seen the push back on them – they are noisy, they are distracting, they don’t work. But is that true? In our opinion, well designed coworking spaces aren’t noisy or distracting – they are quite the opposite. Light, acoustically sound, green, designed for maximum productivity and connection.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Entrepreneurs seeking to engage with investors usually offer up written materials. Usually they offer whatever they have on hand. Smart investors should insist on a crisp “one-pager” executive summary. They are kind of a hassle to create, and that is exactly the point, and what makes them so vitally important.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg, in his speech last week at Georgetown University, called social media “the Fifth Estate.” The first three “estates” of society, classically, are the clergy, the nobility, and everyone else. When the printing press arrived during the Renaissance/Enlightenment period and a mainstream press emerged, a fourth voice, The Fourth Estate, arrived on the scene and the mainstream press has had a long, strong, and lasting effect on society.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Radicle teamed up with OurCrowd and Start-Up Nation Central on this Challenge to find the most promising agtech/foodtech startup in Israel, a market showing significant growth and promise for agtech innovation. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Business Wire] Radicle Growth Invests $250k in WeedOUT to Fuel Eco-Friendly Solution to Resistant Weeds appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Venture Well

OCTOBER 22, 2019

From student teams to scientific and academic institutions, many recognize that complex problems are best solved when a group leverages diverse perspectives, expanding the possible. The post the what, why, and how of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving appeared first on VentureWell.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In this episode of #DreamitLive, Dreamit’s Steve Barsh speaks with Gil Beyda , Managing Director at Comcast Ventures and Founder & Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures. Steve and Gil dive into why pre-IPO unicorn startups are failing and post IPO valuations are dropping. In addition, based on new market realities, they explore important advice for earlier-stage startup founders on fundraising strategy, valuation, and the key metrics they should pay close attention to.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We get feedback from the leaders of our portfolio companies on an annual basis. It helps me get better at what I do and I love it. One area that I am constantly challenged to improve on is accessibility. The common refrain is “I know you are busy and I hate to bother you.” To which I reply “It is your job to bother me and my job to be responsive when you do.” But even so, getting portfolio company leaders to feel that they can reach out, even on small things, is a challen

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Global investment crowdfunding platform and Israel’s leading venture investor OurCrowd has partnered with the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), a member of the Toyota Group, which comprises of 17 companies including Toyota Motor. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in CrowdFund Insider] OurCrowd to Support “New Wave of Tech Collaboration” in Partnership with Toyota Tsusho appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Por Amanda Hinojosa, Universidad de Howard. Las decisiones de contratación son decisiones clave que pueden tener un impacto duradero en una organización. Elegir a quién ofrecer un trabajo no es una decisión que deba tomarse a la ligera. Aunque la mayoría de los gerentes reconocen la importancia de esta elección, muchos no toman las medidas necesarias para asegurarse de que están tomando una decisión bien informada durante la selección.

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Turnkey Office Space

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The phrase windowless office doesn’t exactly evoke images of green pastures and unfettered productivity, however with an open mind there are countless ways to customize an interior office to make it just as comfortable and appealing as a corner office with a great view – at the much cheaper rent!

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Our portfolio company Kickstarter is running a cool crowdfunding event called Shapeshift that is focused on “bold new products made from recycled materials.” You can see them here and back the ones that are interesting to you. I did that this morning.

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