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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. If you are simultaneously interested and confused by sustainability, you are not alone. Of that material, 99% is no longer in use after 6 months.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

Both Sides of the Table

Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. Being too early is the same as being wrong.

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

TechCrunch

I would say the past few years have been more of an anomaly, and we are getting back to a more sustainable pace. How has this affected your edtech portfolio’s ability to grow, and how are you changing strategy? When it comes to workforce learning, we believe companies are taking a different approach than they did in 2008.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

TechCrunch

2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. Grow in a way that’s smart and sustainable for the long run,” advises Michael Sidgmore, a partner at Broadhaven Ventures. “We What are you most excited about in the fintech space?

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Leadership Evolution at Impact Hub Network

Impact Hub

Vienna, 10 November 2021 – As the Impact Hub Network continues to accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future, we are excited to announce an update on our leadership team. Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team.

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

To put that into perspective, it is almost 10x the $90B 2008 bill that catalyzed the US solar, battery, and EV industries into existence. Successful companies will need founders that will be able to raise significant funding and will need successful strategies to maintain healthy margins in the early days and while scaling.

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