Founders Coop

MAY 18, 2020

Since most founders are too busy to read long blog posts, here’s the tl;dr: – Tell the Truth – Be Fast – Give First – It’s Your Company – Be Human. In the process of writing this post we realized we had a lot to say on the topic. No professional is more time-crunched than a seed-stage founder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2017

This is the story of how I sold my digital-marketing agency, Only Sky, in less than one month by connecting the dots between EO and the EO Accelerator program, which I am a member of in San Francisco. This is my “call to action” for all EO members to get to know the EO Accelerator participants in their chapters.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Startup culture is informal, which is why some workers end up with job titles like “customer delight manager” or “product whisperer.” Our industry is still beholden to a rigid 10-year fund cycle pioneered in the 1970s,” wrote partner Roelof Botha in a blog post.

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Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

If you’ve followed me on Twitter or this blog, you’ve likely seen me ( too often ) talk about this term — The Series A — again and again. Historically, startups have by default relied on venture capital as financing source. ” — Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective, April 2018.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have accelerated the path to public markets for privately held companies. Target companies span an array of industries from technology to finance to healthcare. So SPAC sponsors must have industry expertise aligned with the target, as well as similar ambitions and a compatible culture.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have accelerated the path to public markets for privately held companies. Target companies span an array of industries from technology to finance to healthcare. So SPAC sponsors must have industry expertise aligned with the target, as well as similar ambitions and a compatible culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Finances, production, and thus investor confidence bounced back, allowing Musk to shift into hyper-scale mode. People and Culture. The root cause was not having the right people and culture. Similarly, Kevin led the award-winning hyper-turnaround of VivoPower in 2021 with a playbook that involved “defibrillating” the culture.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Funds from this $5M SAFE at a 20% discount with a $20M cap will be used to set up operational centers in Mexico and Spain, accelerate production capabilities, and scale up sales and marketing. Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. Classiq adds HSBC, NTT Finance to $36M Series B.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2017

EARLY ON IN YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY, YOU RELIED ON EO GSEA AND EO ACCELERATOR TO HELP YOU BUILD YOUR BUSINESS. I remember finding a flyer in my registration bag at the EO GSEA Global Finals, which highlighted the benefits of EO Accelerator. EO Accelerator showed us how to scale Punchkick to realize our vision.

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