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Success & Challenges of the angel community: SEC asks ACA CEO Pat Gouhin to advise on capital formation as part of the FinHub’s Peer-2-Peer Series.

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

In that prior post, I had offered Y Combinator as a positive example, but I didn’t break down exactly why. This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Step 1: Find the best founders An uncomfortable truth about this work is that not all founders are created equal.

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Why Productivity Paranoia is the Real Obstacle to Remote Work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Even before Covid, peer-reviewed research demonstrated that remote work improved productivity. Do bosses trust employees to be productive when working remotely? A recent Microsoft study found that 49 percent of managers of hybrid workers “struggle to trust employees to do their best work.” Not at all.

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Product-led growth and profitability: What’s going on?

TechCrunch

Second, because not so long ago, PLG companies had higher net income margin than their sales-led peers. OpenView is a Boston-based VC firm known for advocating for product-led growth, so it definitely has several horses in the race. But just because this reversal might be temporary doesn’t mean it isn’t worth looking into.

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Despite its many troubles, the insurtech market is ‘far from dead,’ investors say

TechCrunch

As the markets turned early this year, insurtech left most generalist investors’ playbooks almost as fast as Metromile and its peers’ plummeting valuations. The bulk of the buyers, however, would likely be companies involved in insurance themselves – either insurtechs acquiring some of their peers or legacy players.

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Mistakes I made as a first-time manager

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Time definitely flies! Half of them were former peers who worked with me—daily, side by side. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein. It’s almost hard to believe that I have been managing teams for more than 15 years. The pattern often goes like this: 1. It’s a dangerous game to play.

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Internationalisation and Women Inclusion in Social and Solidarity Economy Enterprises

Impact Hub

In a Peer-Learning Partnership (PLP), Impact Hub is bringing together a consortium of 23 leading impact-focused organizations from 11 countries. Kick-off of the Peer-Learning Partnership. The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) is one that is made up of inclusive and impact-focused organizations. This comes with various challenges.