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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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

Both Sides of the Table

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up.

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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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TravelPerk adds $115M to equity and debt Series D, discloses unicorn valuation

TechCrunch

In total, it has raised $409 million since being founded back in 2015. Another investor in this slice of the Series D, Gillian Tans, ex-chairwoman and CEO of Booking.com — who is investing in a personal capacity — is joining the board of directors alongside Joel Cutler, an early investor in Stripe, Airbnb and Kayak.

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Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises $6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa

TechCrunch

Founded by Rose Goslinga and Thomas Njeru in 2015, Pula delivers agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers navigate climate risks, improve their farming practices and bolster their incomes over time. But getting farmers on board has never been easy, Goslinga told TechCrunch. The pair both act as co-CEOs.

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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. Global leadership pioneering meetings. Initial global Impact Hub leadership team: Simon Ulvund, Hinnerk Hansen, Gabriela Gandel and Michel Bachmann, March 2011. Here’s her story.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. We knew that when her fellowship ended, we needed to bring someone on board who was solely focused on this work.