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Embracing the Circular Economy: One EO Entrepreneur’s Story

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We are proud to share EO member James Kilkelly ‘s efforts to disrupt the linear economy with his innovative approach to addressing electronic waste. He joined EO in 2004. James is also a visionary leader with an emphasis on people, strategy and business execution for the organizations he serves. .

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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges

TechCrunch

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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Lerer Hippeau closes $230M across two new funds; Ben Lerer is back

TechCrunch

He started Thrillist with Adam Rich in 2004, which later became Group Nine Media in 2016. We just want to continue with a persistent, consistent strategy. We were jammed with generalists, but we like exploring new sectors as entrepreneurs start to think about how to disrupt new things. Hippeau: Consistency is the key for us.

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As the head of Helios’ new VC arm, Wale Ayeni sees value in frontier markets

TechCrunch

Wale Ayeni , one of Africa’s well-known investors, has a new role as the head of Helios Digital Ventures, the venture capital strategy of private equity firm Helios Investment Partners, TechCrunch has learned. It’s not early, and it’s not quite growth. The firm manages funds totaling $3.6

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How doing everything wrong turned Automattic into a multibillion dollar media powerhouse

TechCrunch

Automattic founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg at TechCrunch Disrupt 2014. Automattic’s founder, Matt Mullenweg, was barely of American legal drinking age (21) when he began building, at a time when venture capitalists wanted “adult supervision” at their companies. billion valuation. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end. Therefore, as a GTM strategy and as a way to prove out the engine, we are likely to see the developer build the first game (or series of games) on top of the platform.

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Newsletter: Elon Musk’s genius + Surgical robots

OurCrowd

In 2004, PayPal co-founder Elon Musk took what appeared to be a huge and perhaps reckless gamble. In 2004, Musk was way ahead of the curve in foreseeing the transformation of energy from fossil fuels to renewables. It’s a great hiring strategy and retention tactic.”. Learn More. Elon Musk’s genius is battery powered.

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