A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 6, 2023

Last Thursday, three new blog posts hit USV.com announcing our three new analysts: This is our tradition at USV. When someone starts at USV, we ask them to write a post on the USV blog introducing themselves. This helps founders who come to talk to us about their companies understand the folks they will be talking to.

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OkDork

JANUARY 2, 2023

2: Separate your goals into 5 categories. #3: Check out my past goal setting blog articles ( 2019 goals and 2020 goals ) where I dive even deeper into my process behind goal setting. The post My 2023 Goals appeared first on OkDork.com. 3: Get an accountability buddy. This word I’m focusing on this year is GROUNDED.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Jerusalem, November 9, 2022 – OurCrowd , the leading global venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, will host its 10th anniversary celebration at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 15, 2023, in Jerusalem, Israel. Read more here.

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Start blogging around the theme your business is going to be about. A blog could be a unique feature of your website. For example, if you sell animal collars, there’s a good chance that many other businesses in this sector are writing blogs as well. Harder then blogging but can bring awareness to your product!

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Learn more about how to use AI at work Get the Zapier blog in your inbox. Peech pricing: Free plan available for 1 user, 2 videos per month, 5-minute upload limit, and watermark. Putting together a script, getting all the footage, and editing everything to perfection—or as close as possible—can eat up enormous chunks of your time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

We asked EO members to look ahead in 2023 and identify trends they see for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship overall. We’ve missed face-to-face interaction for too long; building relationships is key to winning more business in 2023. and more articles from the EO blog. Here’s what they shared. Video pitching.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

By working hard to implement the strategies she learned, in 2023 WashRoom Laundry crossed the US$1 million dollar revenue threshold and Saichelle graduated to full EO membership in EO Charlotte. and more articles from the EO blog. The post The Painful Experience That Inspired One Entrepreneur to Greatness first appeared on The EO Blog.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 17, 2023

Newswise — LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2023) — Cedars-Sinai investigators, in collaboration with Axiom Space of Houston, are sending stem cells to space in early May to explore whether microgravity can make it easier and more efficient to produce large batches of stem cells. Read more here.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. It was most recently updated in April 2023. The best booking apps do more than simply give clients a list of available times when they can come in for a meeting, treatment, or service. Do you need a booking app?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In August 2023, Rick received a life-altering medical diagnosis: advanced pancreatic cancer. Entrepreneurs beat the odds Doctors told Rick he has a 2% chance of being alive in two years. He told the doctor, “I’ve never had a 2% chance at anything in my life. To define agency, I mean I’m my own agent.”

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. The most recent update was in March 2023. Despite all the hype about popular project methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Agile—you name it), there's no real one-size-fits-all solution.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 31, 2024

In business, in 2023 I had the best revenue year we ever had only to learn in November that we’d likely lose 50% of our revenue for the upcoming months but then again through twists and turns realizing everything was going to be okay after all. and more articles from the EO blog. Business feels very much the same.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll review the key M&A activity trends from 2023 and examine the economic factors , geopolitical influences, and industry developments that could shape the M&A landscape in 2024. What Caused a Slowdown in M&A Activity in 2023? Here’s a snapshot of those deals that shaped the 2023 M&A landscape: 1.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2023 Achievements My ultimate mission is to augment the Engineering Management talent pool in Central Europe, empowering local software companies to outperform and beat the World, positioning us alongside major software hubs such as Berlin and London. My 2023 strategy: Mentoring triangle of strength. Aligned with my Mission: Yes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Don’t miss the third installment of EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 21 March. and more articles from the EO blog. I stay focused on my why and remind myself that I am qualified, valuable, and contributing positively. My core values of Stay in the Light, Feed the Family, and Service Before Self are my true North. Watch this space.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Investor Organizations Writing the Largest Checks Are Preferred for Directorships As Figure 1 suggests 2 , larger rather than smaller round investors are typically awarded Board seats. What are the implications of these data for angel groups’ role in governance and the sustainability of angel Directors over the startup journey?

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Starting a blog is very important to try to grow you as a person or a business. It will help to bring traffic to whatever your building and content in 2023 will be key. Just like i have tons of experience in finance and building a startup ( techstars backed) and so i write and blog around these 2 subjects.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Portions of this post originally appeared on the JetRockets blog and are reprinted here with permission. and more articles from the EO blog. Don’t miss EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 7, 14 and 21 March (the first three Tuesdays of the month). In 2016, 31% of CS masters degrees were granted to women, up from 28% in 1997.

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OurCrowd

MAY 2, 2023

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Appdome , the mobile app economy’s one and only Cyber Defense Automation platform, today announced that it has released a pre-built integration between its platform and GitLab, the most comprehensive, scalable enterprise DevSecOps platform for software innovation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Other backers include SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Crosslink Capital, NewView Capital, Glynn Capital, U.S. Since the initial closing of that round, Human Interest said in a blog post that it has seen has over 400% growth in the number of customers and revenue.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

But the world has changed so much in 2023 that traditional experience is now a liability. Lesson 2: Once In A Century Event What is happening today with generative AI is a once-in-a-century event. I expected we would have 2–3 paid subscribers on Day 1; instead, around 50 paid subscriptions rolled in on Day 1. Adapt a little.

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OurCrowd

MAY 2, 2023

May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — During his trade mission trip to Israel, Florida Gov. The post [Insightec in PR Newswire] FAU AND INSIGHTEC PARTNER TO USE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. BOCA RATON, Fla., Read more here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

What I would really love is, when YC does its blog post introducing the batch, it would also offer some sort of analysis on which percentage of startups are raising at $8 million valuations versus $20 million valuations versus $45 million valuations. Anyway, that is what is top of mind for me coming out of Demo Day.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Automate art inspiration with DALL·E 2 and Zapier Learn how If you're in the market to edit a family photo (or create an image out of thin air), I have good news: Canva's new suite of AI-powered tools are making design—for all sorts of mediums—way more approachable. The only problem (other than the creepy head-swapping)?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. ZoomShift pricing: Plans start at $2/user/month for basic scheduling features and unlimited locations. The most recent update was in April 2023. This article was originally published in July 2019 by Hannah Herman.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Snippets of advice, tactics, and tools I used to raise an oversubscribed round during an economic downturn Image: Author I’m writing this blog post on the heels of closing our oversubscribed round during what’s been described as the worst time in history to raise capital. Day 0–3: Do you want to do this?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

Hi Tom—I'm Tracy Black, the editor of Feed Daily, a Webby award–winning website with over 2 million visitors a month. You could tell them how long you've followed their work, what you enjoyed about the last blog post they wrote, or how their product might be improved—with tact of course!

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. I usually send short marketing-related blog post links or eBooks that look like a one-time personal email rather than a salesy blast (though you could create those too if you wanted). 2) What should I say?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

In a world where constant change and the need for sustainable solutions are more urgent than ever, young entrepreneurs emerge as the driving force behind innovation and progress — as demonstrated by the winners of EO’s 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. and more articles from the EO blog.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

See, unlike Stable Diffusion and DALL·E 2 , you can't install Midjourney on your own computer or use a nicely designed web app. Automate art inspiration with DALL·E 2 and Zapier Learn how Yep, you read that right: the only way to use Midjourney is through a chat app. The only way to access it is through Discord.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 6, 2023

In this blog, we will explore some of these alternatives and their key features. Hugging Face Transformers: Hugging Face is an open-source library that provides access to several pre-trained NLP models, including GPT-2, BERT, RoBERTa, and more. The library also allows users to fine-tune these models for their specific NLP tasks.

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Some day, we'll look back on 2023 as the year that artificial intelligence completely disrupted the way humans work. As a writer, I've used tools like ChatGPT and Writesonic to generate everything from landing page copy to blog post titles. The fear of being replaced by AI is very real. The results? Mediocre at best.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Led by Insight Partners with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP, Foundation Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Coatue and HubSpot Ventures, it’ll also support Jasper’s ongoing effort to fold the Outwrite brand under its own, he said, and unify the two companies’ offerings in 2023. ” Image Credits: Jasper.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

The best iPhone recording apps Apple Voice Memos for convenience Voice Record Pro for customization Voice Recorder & Memos Pro for editing features AudioNote 2 for visual and auditory note-taking ShurePlus MOTIV for sound quality Say&Go for quick voice memos What makes a great voice recorder on iPhone?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

CBDCs Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs deserve a much more detailed explanation (for another blog post), but the gist is this: Stablecoins are the most obviously useful crypto product. Merchants have to pay 2–4% to credit card processors. billion worth of crypto in 2021. Cross-border payments are slow and expensive.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

The images that work on your blog might not work for social media because of formatting restrictions, for instance. Your design style guide would largely cover how your logo and typography appear, but you also need specific guidelines for images you share on social media or your blog. The most recent update was in April 2023.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Basics We explained RFC in our first blog post and won’t repeat that explanation here other than to say that revenue-financed capital is risk capital that is not dependent upon an exit to generate a return. 2 For some investors, the possibility of making high interest returns outweighs the obvious tax issues. Ordinary income.

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