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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Side note: I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the world hasn’t quite changed yet just because a few more cars, which are a horribly inefficient mode of transportation to begin with, are electric and *questionably* better for the environment when waste and disposal is taken into consideration. VC David Sacks tweeted “??

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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

Supported sectors for financial assistance under SG Tech include advanced manufacturing, biomedical sciences, clean technology, information and communications technologies, precision engineering, transportation technology, and food science and technology.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

This is going to be BIG.

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence. Was she just an anomaly or is there something else going on here? First is network bias.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. VCs generally have had an easy time fostering relationships with large ad agencies and media companies given how much our businesses have intersected over the past 20 years. I spoke publicly about Silicon Silliness and how to brand a local startup community here.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

2020 was a record year for Israel’s security startup ecosystem. As in other countries in “COVID 2020”, VC tended to focus on existing portfolio companies. COVID brought unexpected upsides: Israeli startups, usually facing longs flight to Europe or the U.S. Via Transportation raised $400 million in Q1.

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The Next Wave of Climate Tech

Revolution

Industries like construction, commercial real estate, and transportation and logistics are looking into sustainable practices as regulatory pressures become more active over the next 5–10 years, requiring compliance. What industries are ripe for transformation from a sustainability standpoint? What spaces are you watching?