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Venture Well

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Game-based learning is an excellent way to boost student engagement, and an opportunity to introduce difficult course content or teach new skills. The post activities for teaching innovation: game-based learning appeared first on VentureWell.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Is it time to hire a publicist to help spread the insights you have? Over the past over 20 years, I've been blessed and honored to be featured in a variety of media, including Inc, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, Small Business Trends, and many other podcasts and publications. In an effort to reach even more people with my inspiration and insights, I recently hired a publicist to help connect me to reporters, podcasters, bloggers and producers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Contributed by Jan Bednar , CEO and founder of ShipMonk. Many business leaders pride themselves on perpetuating the “workaholic” lifestyle. They assume that an always-on, always-available mentality is a prerequisite for success, so they slog through 80-hour workweeks and glue their eyes to their desks, laptops and cellphones. I take a different leadership approach.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 21, 2020

I realize that most of us are not flying much these days, but I am confident that we will return to flying when the pandemic is over and when we do, we should offset the carbon footprints of our flights. The Gotham Gal and I have been doing this for the last five years. Here are two good ways to do that: Project Wren – this is a USV portfolio company and with their Flight Logger you can log all of your flights and offset them with afforestation programs.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Many contestants on ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank” answer “yes” when asked if they have a patent, illustrating that startups may generally appreciate the importance of filing a patent application early to protect their innovations. However, there are a variety of options available when developing a company’s strategy for protecting its Intellectual Property (IP).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 18, 2020

By Scott Meacham. Last spring when the pandemic hit, about one in four Oklahoma students did not have internet access at home. Students did not have devices. School districts did not have additional budget for remote learning. Families stretching to cover rent and buy food didn’t have the money for internet fees — and even if they did, many areas of Oklahoma lack internet coverage.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I like how Hidemi Takagi set up a free photo studio in her front yard in Bed-Stuy and took photos of her neighbors. For those on email, you can see the video here. I backed this creative project and a bunch of others this morning on Kickstarter. USV TEAM POSTS: Gillian Munson — Oct 20, 2020 Our Investment in Possible Nick Grossman — Oct 20, 2020 Making Butter with Jam Albert Wenger — Oct 18, 2020 How Much Clothing is Enough?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The four-year vesting schedule that the typical startup uses today is a problem waiting to happen. If one founder ends up quitting a year or two before the last cliff, they still own a large share of the cap table through many rounds to come.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 17, 2020

On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff chats with Kathryn Petralia and Amanda Lewan. Both guests speak to the changes that their respective businesses have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. First up, Jeff speaks with Kathryn Petralia, co-founder of Kabbage , an online financial technology company that provides funding directly to small businesses.

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FundersClub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We'd like to congratulate FundersClub portfolio companies on their ongoing progress, as well as to welcome aboard their new VC investor partners. Selected recent FundersClub portfolio company follow-on rounds: Rippling was minted a unicorn with the close of a $145M Series B led by Founders Fund. They help companies with employee onboarding, identity/device management, and more.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As I have written here a few times, I prefer to do video meetings from a couch (vs a desk). I find it allows me to stay present in the meeting and not get distracted by everything on my desk. I call these couch setups “ Zoom Rooms ” and I have been doing this long before the pandemic but this approach has been incredibly helpful to me during the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the idea that it’s too early for software and too expensive to try to take on Apple or Facebook on the hardware front.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 23, 2020

There are thousands of companies creating and promoting thousands of products in the global marketplace each year. You probably haven’t even heard of the vast majority—many of which failed on arrival. According to Harvard Business School research, 95 percent of new products fail in their first year. You may have a great, ground-breaking product idea, but if you haven’t done your due diligence to set your product up for success, you may set yourself up to fail.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In just four years, Andrew Mason turned his Wordpress blog into an empire only to have it slip away Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 19, 2020

I read Alex Konrad’s profile of Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang of Paradigm yesterday and was reminded of my own career. In 1996, after almost a decade at Euclid Partners, I left to start Flatiron Partners with Jerry Colonna. I was 35. Jerry was 33. We had a lot to learn but we did know one thing. We knew that the Internet was upon us and it was going to be big.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2018, Leslie Feinzaig , the founder of Female Founders Alliance , launched a free, equity-free accelerator for women called Ready, Set, Raise. The goal was to provide under-networked female founders the coaching and connections needed to raise money. This year, as funding for female founders drops to 2017 levels , Feinzaig realized why accelerators, hers included, might not work for women as well as they work for men: demo day.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Reciprocal marketing is a marketing strategy in which two businesses agree to promote each other’s products or content for mutual benefit. In this article, we will look at how startups can apply the reciprocity principle as part of their overall growth strategy. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 22, 2020

How the legendary founder employed minimalism to turn Apple around at its lowest point Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2020

I’ve recently been introduced to a new term (for me at least): Zoomtowns. This refers to smaller communities, often also known as gateway communities, that are attracting highly skilled and mobile workers who seek scenic amenities and a small town feel while also remaining connected to urban work centers and practices. Think Bozeman MT, Moab UT, Bar Harbor ME, or Bend OR.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This year has shaken up venture capital, turning a hot early start to 2020 into a glacial period permeated with fear during the early days of COVID-19. That ice quickly melted as venture capitalists discovered that demand for software and other services that startups provide was accelerating, pushing many young tech companies back into growth mode, and investors back into the check-writing arena.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Entrepreneurs can prevent malicious actors from undermining their vision by developing a security-first mentality. Cybersecurity is important for all businesses, large and small. Entrepreneurs who understand cyber threats can avoid compromises that disrupt business and erode trust with both clients and consumers. Today, it’s nearly impossible to compete on a significant scale without technology.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Research from 479 founder interviews Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 20, 2020

. This week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Webinar Oct. 20: How AgTech protects our food supply in a pandemic. Can we spread the success of high tech to benefit everyone? DeSantis taps Israel’s BlueGreen to protect Florida’s water. Dataloop raises $16M for AI data management platform. D-ID: Israeli face recognition tech lets actors work off set.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Earlier this week I asked startups to share their Q3 growth metrics and whether they were performing ahead or behind of their yearly goals. Lots of companies responded. More than I could have anticipated, frankly. Instead of merely giving me a few data points to learn from, The Exchange wound up collecting sheafs of interesting data from upstart companies with big Q3 performance.

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