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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

During his free time, he started a blog to tell his friends back home about his life out west, and also to recommend TV shows. Slowly, Mike’s Bloggity Blog became one of Canada’s premier entertainment sites, and Morrison found himself with a local newspaper column as well as regular television and radio appearances.

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What Does Social Entrepreneurship Look Like?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Fred Wilson and Andy Weissman Talk with Lindel Eakman about Transitioning Leadership at a VC Fund

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) — Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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For Those Recently Laid Off From Google, Leaving Your Job Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Identity.

Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. And I shared that anxiety in a blog post, reprinted below. Don’t let success at a company prevent you from pursuing scary and wonderful new opportunities to build.

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

And it seems to be creeping back into startup culture of late in a worrying way. Facebook, Google) to a large market opportunity then you had better have enough resources to compete. I loved the quote so much I wrote an entire blog post on the topic. Throwing more money to speed up market adoption very seldom produces results.

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Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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Investing Notes From The Inaugural Pre-Seed Summit

Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

While the term “Pre-Seed” may have been what grabbed the event headline, today’s conference was really about how seed continues to change and presents both opportunities and challenges for investors, founders, and LPs. Below are my brief notes & high-level takeaways from the sessions.

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Back to the Drawing Board

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

The year 2011 was financially devastating. If I wanted even the opportunity for a strong exit, I knew I had to build Source back up after that year. In order to truly move the needle, we needed to become fanatical about our purpose and embed it deeply throughout our culture. Setting Our Purpose.

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Learning to Listen to Your Heart

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 9, 2018

Staffing, culture and ego. As with all new businesses, Citrus weathered challenges and opportunities. “We The challenge is how to build a team that has the skills you need, the culture you’re trying to build and an understanding of the vision you want to create. So, it worked obviously, which was good.

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Good Deeds Day Marks 10th Anniversary

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2017

The event went global in 2011 and began uniting people from Vietnam to Costa Rica, from Australia to Italy, from the U.S. We always talk about how we can do something different and this simple but powerful idea unites people of all cultures and backgrounds on one day to do good together. million participants. And that is powerful!

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. 2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. ” So true.

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How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

This post was a shortened version of a more detailed post he had written for his own blog titled “ A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff.” By 2011, the number of subscribers worldwide had surpassed 5 Billion and cellular communication had become an unprecedented technological revolution.” ( article via @trengriffin ).

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

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What Does Social Entrepreneurship Look Like?

Starting a SPARK

Fred Wilson and Andy Weissman Talk with Lindel Eakman about Transitioning Leadership at a VC Fund

For Those Recently Laid Off From Google, Leaving Your Job Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Identity.

9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Investing Notes From The Inaugural Pre-Seed Summit

Back to the Drawing Board

Learning to Listen to Your Heart

Good Deeds Day Marks 10th Anniversary

Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

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