A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 6, 2021

On Friday, the US jobs report produced a confusing result. From Bloomberg : The jobs report is composed of two surveys — one of employers and the other of households. The employer survey, which determines the payroll and wage figures, showed hiring slowed across industries, including declines at automakers and retail outlets. The household survey, which determines the jobless and participation rates, showed employment surged by 1.14 million people and many came off the sidelines.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

For the better part of the last decade, our field has greatly evolved. The concept of building networks of support, or what has sometimes been referred to as, forging “entrepreneurial ecosystems”, has been a key focus for many advancing the idea that innovation and entrepreneurship will be the future of not just our recovery- but the necessary inclusive pathway for economic advancement and wealth building for all.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Dave Will, an EO Boston member, is the host of the EO 360° podcast. As the co-founder and CEO of PropFuel , Dave is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur dedicated to creating a place for unique conversations with successful founders and business leaders. In a popular episode of the EO 360° podcast , Dave spoke with Kevin Stoller, EO Arizona member and co-founder and president of Key-Twelve , a company that builds furniture for innovative learning environments that foster collaboration and engagement bet

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Venture Well

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Christina Tamer offers guidance on how early-stage startups can avoid making business and ethical mistakes. The post Three Lessons Young Innovators Can Learn from Theranos’ Mistakes appeared first on VentureWell.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The second week of December every year is Computer Science Education Week. It is a week to celebrate efforts to get computer science education into the K12 system around the world, and it is also a week in which schools do events, like The Hour of Code , to encourage students and teachers to get excited about learning computer science. Most AVC readers know that my passion project for the last decade has been getting computer science education broadly available in the NYC public school system.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Peter Gajdoš. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Peter Gajdoš is a partner at Fifth Wall , where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team. When I started getting involved in clean tech 1.0 financing back in 2005, “climate change” was some future event. Hurricane Katrina had just happened, and many experts viewed it primarily as a failure of the government to take care of its weakest citizens in the face of a natural disaster, not as climate change’s early shot.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. A combination of university talent pipelines, top-rated quality of life, growing startup ecosystem, and growing VC funding has Tree Town topping lists as one of the best places to start a tech company or find a top tech job. This is especially true if you’re working in tech industries that have roots in Michigan, such as mobility, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and

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Venture Well

DECEMBER 8, 2021

By centering STEM concepts and international collaboration in her curriculum, Dr. Delphine Dean of Clemson University is supporting future healthcare innovators. The post supporting student healthcare pioneers: a q&a with Dr. Delphine Dean of Clemson University appeared first on VentureWell.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling a startup bank is even harder. Scaling a consumer-focused financial platform—that is also now the primary bank account for millions of UK consumers—in the midst of a once in a century pandemic is close to impossible. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. But the company will end 2021 with revenues close to 2x its pre-pandemic peak, in spite of continued low interest rates, reduced travel, and depressed pandemic spending.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Looks like Better.com CEO Vishal Garg’s behavior is catching up to him. This morning, employees were notified via email by the Better board of directors that Garg would be taking time off effective immediately after the “very regrettable events over the last week.”. The move came, according to an employee who wished not to be named, after the digital mortgage company hired a crisis firm earlier this week.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Startup entrepreneurs face some of the toughest odds when it comes to achieving success. With 90% of startups failing — more than half by Year 3 — there’s seemingly little hope for those looking to start their own company. Yet, small business owners are vital to the U.S. economy. These mom-and-pop shops make up for nearly half of the country’s working population.

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HPA

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced a $2.1M Pre-Seed Round. HPA participated in the round, which included participation from other investors including Supply Change Capital, Aera VC, Sustainable Food Ventures, Hanfield Venture Partners, Lifely VC, Conscience VC, Kingfisher Capital, Big Idea Ventures, among others. This funding round was a milestone in the category of seafood alternatives.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

At Redpoint, we’ve been spending more time in crypto. The foundational layers of the next wave of technology innovation are built constructed today. In some ways, they parallel their forebears in classical infrastructure. In others, these businesses are completely novel. We met the Mysten Labs team ( Adeniyi Abiodun , Evan Cheng , George Danezis , Sam Blackshear ) and learned about their history developing technology for Facebook’s crypto infrastructure.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings have existed for a long time, but increased in popularity as the pandemic made more people shop online and conserve cash. Though BNPL has taken off in most parts of the world, it’s yet to pick up steam in Africa. But in countries such as South Africa and Egypt, there is a newfound surge in demand for such services.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. It helps such businesses gain an upper hand over the competition. Therefore, if you run a business (or plan to start one), it is an excellent idea to look into effective marketing tools to boost your efforts. According to research , the chances of a new business surviving past its fifth anniversary is only 50%.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2021

While small businesses deal with the uncertainty that comes with a worldwide pandemic and continued shipping delays combined with labor shortages, the 2021 holiday season promises to be like no other. As a small business owner, this means there are more challenges to growing holiday season sales than ever before. And it can feel daunting if you aren’t ready for variables that can impact your business.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Follow Airbnb’s example with a simple problem and solution Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2021

James Nash. Contributor. Share on Twitter. James Nash is CEO and founder of inbeta , a tech-enabled talent specialist using data, social listening and human science to help corporations overcome bias. Today, the age of corporate social justice is dawning. With the business case for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) now more vital than ever, we’re beginning to see organizations truly embrace social activism.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 5, 2021

A lot is changing about how we live and work as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. The office as we once knew it is going through a seismic shift. COVID-19 has shifted priorities for many workers who had to juggle priorities this last year, or who had a taste of a different lifestyle. Burnout from remote working has increased — in the last couple months alone, burnout signals have spiked 9% and employee happiness fell by 3% according to LinkedIn.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By Joe Camberato – CEO National Business Capital. The Great Resignation has placed a particular hard burden on small businesses that often struggle to attract employees. Already facing supply chain issues, businesses can hardly sustain the one-two punch that occurs when they’re unable to fill a new position or keep inventory in stock. So now a question comes – how to attract employees and retain them?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Vishal Garg is the case study for what not to do when you’re a leader Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Tim Berners-Lee’s startup, Inrupt, has raised about $30 million in its Series A financing round, a source familiar with the matter said. Forte Ventures led Inrupt’s new round, the two said Thursday, but both declined to disclose the size of the deal. The round saw participation from “all existing investors,” including Akamai Technologies and Glasswing Ventures, as well as new investors Allstate and the Minderoo Foundation’s Frontier Technology Initiative.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In order to gain traction, earn revenue and turn a brand into a sustainable business, entrepreneurs must innovate. And in order to understand how to build innovative teams, it is important to first understand what innovation means. Innovation is the ability for teams or groups to collaborate around a product or service to create value through a diverse set of views, opinions and ideas and communicate the value with others.

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HPA

DECEMBER 6, 2021

We are excited to share that Stacked , a cryptocurrency investment platform, announced raising a $35M Series A round. HPA participated in the round, which was led by Alameda Research and ByBit Ventures. With the Stacked platform, investors manage assets across exchanges and invest in pre-built portfolios and strategies from leading hedge funds and traders.

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GCUC

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Welcome to Coworking Megatrends 2022! Notice it’s not the flexible workplace trends? (wink, wink) Coworking is not simply a place to work. Coworking embraces a. The post Coworking Megatrends 2022 appeared first on GCUC Community.

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