Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Erich Joachimsthaler , founder and CEO of VIVALDI envisions a new business model—one that creates shared value for all. Over 80 percent of all Chinese consumers use its core payment service, Alipay. Eight out of every 10 Ant customers use at least three of its five services. That’s 1.3 billion consumers in total.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. A beginner’s guide to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital , a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. For many founders in the startup community, a “founder-friendly” investor is one who stays relatively hands off. Factor in founder friendliness.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Let me be sure to use me some Luma Partners. Every corporate buyer of technology and/or technology companies knows the LUMAscape and uses it to figure out which vendors they should consider. A journalist has a visual chart they can use. After all, my money has the same president on it as everybody else’s in the US.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

based agtech startup that’s using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. “They’ve using a depth-sensing camera with the 3D piece in it to determine the size of that head. What is automation good for? The business was established last year as a spinout from another U.K.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Founders start out with an idea and not much more. Zietview does aerial inspections of buildings, renewable energy infrastructure, and telecommunications systems using advanced AI/ML software. Over time, the company has adopted many techniques to acquire the imagery that they use to do the AI/ML inspections.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Partnering with the right co-founder is the biggest determinant of your future success. Having founded multiple startups across various industries, I firmly believe having the right co-founder(s) is the most significant determinant of startup success. A co-founder is someone you’ll practically be married to (time commitment-wise).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 23, 2021

I realized a long time ago that the VC’s customer is the founder/CEO/portfolio company and that our investors (called LPs in VC speak) are our “shareholders” That was a very defining moment for me and has clarified what matters the most in a VC firm. 4/ We do one annual meeting in the fall after Q3 results are out.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. I think that’s a really big differentiator for us from our competitors.”. Or is it more like Robinhood?”.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Utilized lesser-used ports, other modes of shipment (air, rail), or a mix—to diversify the risk. We strategically put redundancy in the US in case of China lockdowns. Eric Griffin, EO Philadelphia, Co-founder and CEO, Mobile Outfitters. . In 2020, we paid US$6,500 for a container to be shipped and delivered.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. Use discount code BELFAST to save 25% off an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. markets gives us advantages that we would be foolish to waste.”. What does it lack?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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. A mix of the above. Your business can then use the video on YouTube to extend its marketing value and reach an even wider audience.

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Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

The investment will be used for platform R&D to further enhance patient triage and symptom checking features as well as clinical decision support analysis – including intake collection, differential diagnostics and lab test interpretation – and to expand operations in Germany and the US, where Infermedica currently has one office.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2020

“So much of an entrepreneur’s success relies on figuring out your true target prospect, the right pricing, and the winning product mix. We didn’t realize how much of this we could accomplish before launching,” says Heidi Rasmussen , EO Dallas member and co-founder and COO of freshbenies. “If Listen to the market and be flexible.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Many founders, unfortunately, skip this stage altogether and go directly to the next one. Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2022

Remember, Google used to be called BackRub. Take time to consider names that are unique and meaningful, use available trademark and URL research to help, and make sure your new name hits all the requirements. Use this rebrand to reflect where your business is now and chart a course for the future you want.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2025

She is also the Operating Partner at Full Frame Growth Partners that led the recent funding round and was previously the Founder and Managing Partner of Creekside Ventures. With this investment, Bader Alam, Founder & Managing Partner of Full Frame Growth Partners, will join Superguts Board of Directors.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

Detail of the handbag Rafael designed using Lenca patterns. “It We are a mix of Spanish, Indian, black and Mayan culture.”. Rafael López is a 2018 YLAI Network Fellow and the co-founder and CEO of Malengu, a Honduran fashion brand. On one visit to the city of La Esperanza, Rafael recalls stumbling upon a book of Lenca patterns.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

I’ve never met a founder who wasn’t acutely aware of his or her ticking time bomb and the sense that failure and humiliation is a real possibility. Very, very few founders have an easy time despite what you read in the press. Strangely, most founders I know don’t have this conversation with the inside investors early.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

This unfortunate mix of personal and professional concerns made me feel alone in my struggles. I used to suffer from imposter syndrome , feeling like I was less than my fellow entrepreneurs. Contributed to EO by Johanna Bialkin, an EO San Francisco member who is the founder and CEO of Aldea Home & Baby.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

Mariery is the Panamanian founder of Mezclao Studio , a Latin American design studio focused on creating visual storytelling through brand identity, illustration, and surface design. Eventually, she came up with the name Mezclao Studio, which means to “mix.” Use the tools at your disposal.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

Please note, this page does not cover the basics of the CARES Act and we encourage founders to read What Startups Need to Know About PPP and The CARES Act for broader context. Kathryn (attorney from PilieroMazza) : Most banks are opening applications today, though a few rolled out last Friday with mixed success.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Prior to its pre-seed round, Rebundle had raised what CEO and co-founder Ciara Imani May described as six-figures worth of grant, and other non-dilutive capital in an interview with TechCrunch. To create its product, Rebundle uses banana fiber as the core material in extensions that it sells in a variety of colors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Over the past decade we’ve had high-profile exits at many companies that pioneered monetization techniques now used across the web including Commission Junction, Value Click, ShopZilla, Price Grabber, LowerMyBills and a newer breed including Invoca, Burstly, Shift, Rubicon Project, Gravity, Convertro, Retention Science and so forth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Augmented reality/mixed reality. Scott Kirsner. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Startups need to live in the future. Virtual reality.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Pakistani children are less likely to go to school for each kilometer of distance between school and their home — with girls being four times affected, Maqsad co-founder Aziz said. Maqsad announced today its $2.1 million pre-seed round to enhance its content platform growth and invest in R&D.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 21, 2021

Startups used to raise once every 18 months. Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months. We, as an industry, are marking-to-market much more frequently than we used to. In the middle of the maelstrom, founders enjoy simpler and faster fundraising processes on better terms. Just kidding.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The VCs who founders love the most.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g. Over the next few decades, I expect forces in Washington DC to use economic and monetary policy to attempt to rebalance the trade relationship between the world’s two most dynamic countries.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 7, 2022

Daniel is an immigrant New Yorker who defines himself as a rare mix of a producer and a serial entrepreneur with a variety of experience and success within the startup scene, including music, tech and video content. In 2018, Daniel fell in love with a mix of video and new technologies like AR and VR. Sustainability is the future.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

While countries with currently unstable currencies like the naira are seeing immense usage, other regions using the CFA franc have sparse adoption. A region of more than 200 million people using the CFA franc, Francophone Africa is one of the most crypto-friendly markets in Africa. ” .

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. In contrast, male-only founded U.S. According to the PitchBook data, in 2022 U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The quest to define what exactly a web3 use case looks like hasn’t always been easy but has allowed plenty of founders to get creative in building out products designed to tap the ethos of decentralization and the business opportunities of the creator economy. and web3 music platforms. . and web3 music platforms.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 25, 2024

Few people love the software they use to get things done. Generative AI offers founders an opportunity to completely reinvent workflows — and will spawn a new cohort of companies that are not just AI-augmented, but fully AI-native. And it’s no surprise why. And where are the highest points of leverage?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

While hydrogen itself is generally considered a clean and extremely useful basic element, its production is married to numerous dirty industrial processes. Oil refineries and plastic production, for instance, may give off various hydrocarbons and other mixed gases and chemicals, and to separate them requires further processing and emissions.

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