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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. two founders in a garage?—?(HP dot-com bonanza. HP Style) are dead.

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Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Kate Morgan is an EO Boston member and founder of Boston Human Capital Partners. “In my perspective, there is leadership and then there is entrepreneurship. Leadership illustrates the ability to see the goal and make it to the end. The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed. So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up.

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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

So it was a timely conversation at this year’s Upfront Summit because the week of the Summit, Sequoia had announced that it was transitioning leadership from Jim Goetz to Roelof Botha (and US operations to Alfred Lin). The great firms transition day-to-day leadership and often those who don’t fail to protect their “franchise value.”

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Leading with Authenticity: How to Become and Remain an Authentic Brand

StartupNation

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. Here is what you need to know to make an authentic brand come to life: The value of leadership. All in all, it was a remarkably successful evolution of leadership, values and brand.

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!” ” When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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M13’s Karl Alomar: 6 strategies for leading startups through a downturn

TechCrunch

On October 21, 2011 at 10:20 a.m. Many first-time founders think they know where to look first to save money or how to pivot, but as the saying goes, no plan ever survives first contact with the enemy. Investors still expect “healthy growth” Why founders need to secure 24+ months of runway. I joined more than 8.5