Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

And somebody who isn’t thinking necessarily thinking about how to maximize their ownership in your next round of financing. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. Experience. Relationships. Founder’s perspective. In the Growth Years.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Yieldstreet — which provides a platform for making alternative investments in areas like real estate, marine/shipping, legal finance, commercial loans and other opportunities that were previously only open to institutional investors — announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round. Some context.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

A 2015 Maine Business Leader of the Year , he reports that eliminating waste and carbon has freed capital for growth, enhancing employee and customer loyalty. In 2008, Unilever , a company of 172,000 employees and 2015 sales of $60.6 The post How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In 2015, one of the largest healthcare intermediaries in the country presented us these challenges. The post How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation appeared first on THE BLOG. Ordering is decentralized, based on personal preferences in both products and vendors, and at variable prices without strong ties to clinical outcomes.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Shares of ZoomInfo are unchanged in pre-market trading following the news, per Yahoo Finance data. Chorus was founded in 2015 and raised over $100 million along the way, according to Pitchbook data. ZoomInfo announced this morning it intends to acquire conversational sales intelligence tool Chorus.AI for $575 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2018

The original version of this article appeared on Resonate’s blog. He joined EO in 2015. The post Four Steps to Making Customer Service an Organizational Priority appeared first on THE BLOG. Resonate is an Australian customer experience management (CEM) provider, founded by EO Sydney member Jeff Carruthers. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

Luckily, Vancouver is home to HootSuite, and not only did this company provide us an amazing space for our 2015 finals; they covered all the costs! The post We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG. Create Incentive.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

The financing comes just over six months after Flink raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Accel. In a blog post, Bent and Will Kohler wrote that they could feel the company’s passion and vision for creating more financial inclusion in Mexico, even via a Zoom call.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? I have been reading Fred’s blog AVC for about a decade now. I sort of feel mentored by Fred via his blog, which is pretty remarkable for just writing words on the web and sharing them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2016

In 2015 the average person received 122 emails a day and this figure is expected to grow. The post How To Use Relevancy To Accelerate The Sales Funnel appeared first on THE BLOG. Most are automated, a copy and paste of previous messaging that often has little, if anything, to do with your company or personal needs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2016

With a 98% client-retention rate since our founding and the successful resolution of more than 20,000 IT support requests in 2015 alone, we’ve discovered the core to building a winning customer-service promise is to start with your team, particularly through employee recognition and staff-training programs. appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Celebrate with us by visiting the EO Octane blog every day this week! She joined the EO Sydney chapter in 2015 where she currently serves as Learning Co-Chair. The post Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017: Failing Forward appeared first on THE BLOG. We believe in the power of learning to grow.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2017

So, when I exited my last company in 2015, I knew that educating and supporting other businesses with my “addiction” to these unique and lean entrepreneurial growth techniques would be the focus of Entreholic. The post Turning an Addiction into a Dream Job appeared first on THE BLOG. yet everyone wanted to learn them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2016

We publish consistent updates on our business, provide a monthly real estate newsletter, and share customer service tips and advice with regular blog posts, videos and radio appearances. Focus on Your Customer Experience appeared first on THE BLOG. It’s the little things that make the BIG difference.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The city made major strides in 2015, and with oil and gas investors looking to profit elsewhere, more money will be flowing into the area’s startups in 2016. The post The Four Cities Every Startup Should Invest in Visiting appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

One widely read study projects that 75% of the companies in the S&P 500 in 2015 will be off the index in 15 years. The post Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Crucial to Growing the Economy appeared first on THE BLOG. But in 2014, the average job tenure was a mere 4.6 Read the rest of this article !

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

This story was featured in the March 2015 issue of Octane magazine. The post EO Member Jenny Vance “Throws Caution to the Wind” appeared first on THE BLOG. At a recent entrepreneurship summit, a group of speakers were discussing the perfect time to launch a company. Like many entrepreneurs, I tend to be a perfectionist.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

And last but definitely not least, the latest extension — which closed in December but is only now being publicly announced — effectively doubles Human Interest’s valuation from its financing a few months prior. . million since its 2015 inception. million since its 2015 inception.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The startup launched back in 2015 with a mission to simplify invoice management through collaboration (and a dash of AI). “Under the misleading banner of “e-payments,” [payments providers] offer AP departments a rebate and promise vendors faster payment,” explained Feldman in a blog post. credit card fee per transaction.”

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 19, 2023

In their 2015 introductory blog post , the group said We’re hoping to grow OpenAI into such an institution. Researchers will be strongly encouraged to publish their work, whether as papers, blog posts, or code, and our patents (if any) will be shared with the world. What does ‘Open’ aspire to in this case?

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 2, 2016

Big Data, a term popularized in 2012 that has reached its apogee in 2015 according to Google trends increased from 2.5% of the series A market in 2015. A perennially important category, e-commerce is constant in the series A market at 15%, but declining in the seed market, falling from 15% below 10% in 2015.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

This article was originally posted on Octane blog on 26 May, 2015. The post Throwback Thursday: “5 Ways You Can Protect Your Family (and Business) from Cyber Crime” appeared first on THE BLOG. For most of us, so much of our lives run on our digital devices. Please take the time to protect yourself.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

OK, so microVC funds and smaller pre-seed financings could really be a thing. This narrative was laced through the event, especially with the founder of Thumbtack, Marco Zappacosta, recounting his company’s financing story. Um… wow. Over 100 invited guests got up early for a 9am mid-week summit about pre-seed.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

We originally filed to go public in March of 2014, and didn’t actually become a public company until January of 2015. The first was in July of 2014, when we made the unusual move of raising and announcing another round of private financing while on file to go public. It was also one of the hardest.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Rewire: Migrant workers’ digital bank more than doubles its revenues Wages sent home to developing countries by migrant workers — a vital artery of finance — have diminished due to the pandemic, jeopardizing a vital artery of finance supporting hundreds of millions of families, the New York Times reports. Top Tech News. Healthcare.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 2, 2016

We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. This article was posted on Inc.com on 22 December, 2015. The post 10 Must-Read Business Books for 2016 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 30, 2024

In 2015, I spearheaded the development of ‘Vantage Fit,’ a platform designed to promote holistic employee wellness on a global scale. We provide opportunities for upskilling and finance these courses to help our team advance in their careers. This event challenged me to complete 1.9

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2016

asked several CEOs who made our 2015 Inc. The post How to Make a Million Dollars By Starting Your Own Business appeared first on THE BLOG. There are many perks to starting your own business — being able to set your own hours and working on something that you’re truly passionate about, for starters.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Retail in 2015 was abuzz with a new trend: successful e-commerce companies choosing to open brick-and-mortar stores. The post 5 Challenges in Going from E-Commerce to Brick-and-Mortar appeared first on THE BLOG. Sales might be soaring in your online business, but opening up shop may be trickier than you think.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 31, 2017

She joined the EO Sydney chapter in 2015 and currently serves as Learning Co-Chair. The post Facing Failure: A Q&A With Franziska Iseli appeared first on THE BLOG. Since 1987, EO has been transforming the lives of the entrepreneurs who transform the world.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 6, 2021

Founded in 2015, the fintech company aims to leverage artificial intelligence and Big Data to digitize rental, homeowner and pet health insurance. The post [Lemonade in Yahoo Finance] Lemonade Shakes Up The Normally Dreary Insurance Game With A Twist appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. In the second part of that same journey, I stumbled upon what I believe to be a large and investible trend — and that is the key subject of this blog post.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 24, 2017

There are two SaaS companies operating at greater than $100M in ARR in the space and they illustrate one of the mantras on this blog: there are many different ways to build a SaaS company. and 14% in net income margin in 2015 and 2016. Fleetmatics financed its growth early on by generating cash. ” How did they do it?

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