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Female Founders: What the numbers mean and what they don't

This is going to be BIG.

Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. That''s because if you''re funding 21 year olds, there tends to be less industry insight present so what makes up for it is a build. Why so many mixed teams? That, statistically, is true.

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Bringing startup expertise to the boardroom

NZ Entrepreneur

Starboard’s maritime domain awareness software is used globally to monitor national waters and tackle illegal fishing, trans-national crime, prevent biosecurity outbreaks and protect at-sea assets. Recently, NZ Defence awarded Starboard a contract to improve NZ’s maritime awareness with immediate use across multiple government agencies.

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VC Investor Relations

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

These used to be in-person meetings in our office featuring several (3-5) presentations from a representative mix of portfolio CEOs. We like to have a wide variety of companies present (by stage, performance, etc) and absolutely do not do a “greatest hits” experience at these meetings.

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

Both Sides of the Table

Do I have data or facts to present so the story has legs? 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. They’re different.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. The Present Era.

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

Both Sides of the Table

OK, this will be a test of whether using real curse words in your title or post gets all of your stuff blocked by spam filters or from appearing on HackerNews or the like. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. Make your arguments fact based.

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5 signs it’s time to rebrand your business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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. A simple refresh may be all it takes to bring your outdated brand to the present. You lack a unifying narrative.