Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Invest in Yourself. We all invest our time and money in people and things. The best investment for entrepreneurs is always going to be in themselves. Invest in yourself in both small and big ways. Giving yourself set times to think and focus is a valuable investment. Invest in Your Business.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 12, 2022

Investing in a Sustainable Future. When it comes to preserving and protecting the Earth for our communities and the generations to come to have access to green spaces, clean water and air, and health, it’ll take a collective investment far more significant than any individual. Modal Close Button. The time to care and act is now. .

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? We are active in construction with investments such as HOVER and Fieldwire and believe the entire sector is right for a digital and automation overhaul. About 10 percent of our time.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions. Investors want to understand the problem or pain point the startup addresses to gain their investment. When an entrepreneur is pitching for funding, the investor should feel that they are being presented with a great opportunity to invest.

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

That's basically what founders have to do when they fundraise, because you'll never be more successful with an investor who thought it was their brilliant idea to invest in your company, not yours. Who invests is also important--these are people who want to make money, but also be seen investing in the "hot" companies.

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Revolution

MARCH 6, 2024

The encounter echoed a recurring theme—the decline of local media and, consequently, the dwindling coverage of local developments in tech. For these individuals, local media can provide an eye-opening spotlight on the innovative companies transforming the economic fabric of their cities.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2018

Year after year, educators and those invested in education love to speculate about what will take off in the near future. And as far as riveting news goes, nothing quite peaks the interest like new trends that have the potential to fundamentally change learning. 2018 promises to be a year that epitomizes the term “transformational.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

With marketing budgets tightening and businesses hurting, it made me want to share some of the most effective marketing strategies that have worked for us, either costing little to no cash or providing an absurd return on investment (ROI). Utilize Unique Data The media love unique data, especially if it tells a good story.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meltwater, which first made its name around media monitoring and then got active in business intelligence using AI and big data analytics techniques, is picking up a new investor.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no Why Did I Invest in Trust? no surprise?—?that’s that’s where the customers are.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Weve made these investments because we are constantly impressed by the remarkable talent and groundbreaking innovations emerging in these communitieswhere fresh ideas intersect with deep, legacy expertise. These firms are crucial because they are more likely to invest most of their dollars in local and regional startups.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

The media portrays the job of a venture capitalist as one of "picking" a winner. We're "kingmakers" whose investment has the "Midas Touch." Even people who make successful investments over time have benefitted from luck--mostly around timing and scale. 2) Self selection for judgemental power seekers.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. But can''t I disagree with him on an investment? Why does it seem to automatically make someone an a **e to be critical of an investment? They seemed annoyed that I said anything in the first place. What was said, who''s right, etc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I saw him on stage at the event talking about how he used social media to engage audiences. What Cham rarely tells people – he’s both private and humble – is that he started making some small co-investments with me in tech firms starting with Maker Studios where he was one of the earliest investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures). For starters we’re an LA-based venture fund who invests nationally (and sometimes internationally, but less so). But some of our largest investments have come from all across the country: BillMeLater (Baltimore, $1 billion eBay), DealerTrack (NYC, $1.3

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. Once we figured out the core values we truly believe in at Media Bridge, they became a filter for everything we do. I aggressively invest in people. A total of 233 EO-member companies were named to the 2020 Inc. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

Reach out to them through social media platforms to lift their spirits and discover how they’re surviving this difficult time. Consider offering gift cards toward future services or investments in upcoming projects. For EO members, MyEO Deal Exchange has waived its joining fees in order to promote EO member cross-investment.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Transparently.ai, headquartered in Singapore, has secured an investment from Franklin Templeton as part of its entrance into the asset manager’s FinTech Incubator program. The investment comes as the AI company, specializing in identifying accounting fraud, announced its successful pre-Series A funding round of US$3 million.

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DECEMBER 28, 2013

YC''s best investing days may be behind it. YCombinator had a great run from 2007 through early 2009 investing at a time when there weren''t nearly as many seed funds and accelerators as there are now. The media needs to do it''s part, too. They picked up Airbnb, Heroku and Dropbox.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

When I work with community leaders I often encourage them to “pool capital” together from many angels into a fund structure run by a small investment committee that can make more rapid funding decisions, take more risks (it is pooled capital so goes across more investments), and standardize investment terms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. ” You have an “Elvis Presley like moment” where you realize the next generation is already consuming different media than our tastes might appreciate. You must invest in technology. That is YouTube today.

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The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Rashaun Williams is the Founder and Chairman of Value Investment Group (“VIG”) is a private equity firm specializing in influencer-backed private equity investments in tech, media and consumer products. This profile is the third in a series of interviews highlighting the work of interesting family offices.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Anime as a media category has exploded in reach and cultural influence around the world. 69% of Gen Z watch anime and half of Netflix’s 222M subscribers watched anime in 2021, with total anime watch time growing 20% annually.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. For example, if it''s to get on the radar for future investors, use the investment announcement to plan a tour of future potential investors.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Global has committed to investing up to $40 million in the private equity fund Amicus Capital Partners Fund II, focusing on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across various sectors in India.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The only people who should be disappointed where the regular folks invested in these T. They did quite well on their angel investment in Square. A "major disappointment". What I wish for every single entrepreneur out there is to be so majorly disappointed in their lives.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Register Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures and Seoul-based venture capital firm SV Investment have joined forces to establish a new fund targeted at $100 million. Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner of East Ventures, expressed his satisfaction with the SV Investment partnership.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

3 Investment Partnership, a fund with a capitalization of JPY 20 billion. The company assists growth through equity investments, mainly facilitated by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., The company assists growth through equity investments, mainly facilitated by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., and MUIP funds. and MUIP funds.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Users can create speech with PlayDialog through its editor, API, or via PlayNote, a just-launched tool that transforms PDFs, text, videos and other media into stories, podcasts, briefings, and more in just minutes. PlayAI provides a growing range of capabilities. Its Play 3.0

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. Of the first four investments I made as a VC in 2009, two have exited and two (Invoca & GumGum) still are independent and likely to produce $billion++ outcomes . My first ever investment as a VC was Invoca. Maker Studios?—?sold The second “exit”?—?Adly?—?innovated

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2025

Marketing & Social Media Management AI agents can automate marketing tasks such as content creation, social media posting, and email marketing campaigns. help generate compelling content, while AI-driven platforms like Hootsuite automate social media scheduling and engagement. Tools like Jasper AI and Copy.ai

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

What about social media? Video marketing We’ve seen a rise in engagement with social media and video marketing implementations over the past couple of years. It’s worth noting that producing video content is a big deal due to the substantial effort invested into the process. Should I use AI to help with a blog?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Register Soho.com.au , an AI-powered real estate discovery app, has secured a $750,000 equity investment from Singapore-based proptech venture capital firm Feedback Ventures. The funding round, led by Investible, adds to the $1.65 seed funding The post Feedback Ventures Invests, Elevates Soho.com.au to over $20 million.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. People who can invest with the firms money at arms length, bounties for sourcing a startup, small investments in other VCs that are upstream from your firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the founder and CEO of AmberMedia —a media company based in Berlin, Germany—Karsten has been working toward carbon neutrality for a decade. When did Amber Media start its journey toward CO2-neutral status? . Second, we reduced our waste footprint and switched some of our media formats to biodegradebale products.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

When the Mets got to the World Series, they release a kettle corn flavored ice cream with blue and orange M&Ms and a contest on social media around naming the ice cream. I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.”

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