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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Within 5 years I was on the board of real businesses with meaningful revenue, strong balance sheets, no debt and on the path to a few interesting exits. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. And it changed the culture. It was nobody’s fault.

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Post-pandemic shifts means Patch will take co-working to UK small towns and suburbs

TechCrunch

Patch will take empty local high street shops and turn them into “collaborative cultural spaces” with its “Work Near Home” proposition aimed at traditional commuters. The head of product will be Paloma Strelitz , formerly co-founder of Assemble, a design studio that won the 2015 Turner Prize. Now, a new U.K. Grays Yard.

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A Few Surefire Ways to Support the UN SDGs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In entrepreneurial circles throughout the world, there is a lot of chatter about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) —17 goals to address some of the world’s most challenging socioeconomic, environmental and lifestyle issues. When I became president, the culture of the EO New York chapter was not great.

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Helion raises $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy

TechCrunch

Existing investors, including co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz, Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital and notable sustainable tech investor Capricorn Investment Group also participated in the round. Round-leader Altman has been involved in the company as an investor and chairman since 2015. Image Credits: Helion Energy.

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. In 2015 we had already become more than 60 Impact Hubs. First Unlikely Allies Event, Cluj-Napoca 2015. Here’s her story. Impact Hub Global Gathering, Oaxaca 2013.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. A great leader has a strong sense for when the troops can do a big push and work hard for a sustained period of time and when the team needs a break. This got him more power and with that power he executed on his belief system and had a lousy 2015 season.

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The Uber that Never Was

This is going to be BIG.

There’s no reason why a culture needs to fall apart at the seams in a hypergrowth startup. The company’s misogynist culture was well documented before Susan Fowler tipped the scales in 2017 and I don’t recall a single investor saying anything about it up to that point.

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