2015 board strategy sustainability 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
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. Hey, we got to raise again next year. Let’s deploy faster!
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 26, 2022
Some investors may have succeeded with this strategy but at Upfront we decided to stay in our lane. When we get involved in Seed investments we usually represent 60–80% in one of the first institutional rounds of capital, we almost always take board seats and then we serve these founders over the course of a decade or longer.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
He is founder of Arowana , a B Corporation which invests in, operates, and grows sustainable companies. Martin Bell, who sits on Arowana’s advisory board, founded 100tasks.com to democratize entrepreneurship and is an expert in launching and hyper-scaling companies. People and Culture. Operating and Financial Data.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. For example, we’re now already well into our third growth fund that we started in 2015 (the first returned 2x cash in 3.5 So What Does All This Mean?
TechCrunch
APRIL 7, 2023
VCs to recommerce startups: Let’s pop some tags Image Credits: Kinga Krzeminska (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Thanks in large part to Gen Z’s interest in sustainable shopping, recommerce is soaring to new heights, and VCs are looking for the come up. Oops, ChatGPT did it again : Devin asks, “ Can AI commit libel?
Impact Hub
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
A: It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one – given the urgent need we now have in the world for sustainable solutions. A: The world needs pragmatic action and collaboration more than ever… Let’s move from aspiration to manifestation.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
AUGUST 14, 2020
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.
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