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Headgum and Gumball

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Podcasts have emerged as a major new category in media/entertainment/news/education etc. Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000. We made an investment in Headgum recently and blogged about it on the USV blog this morning.

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A Taxonomy of Customer Pains and Benefits

Paul G. Silva

This blog post aims to provide a set of categories and examples to guide an entrepreneur to find the relevant pain hypotheses. Each heading lists a category of Pain/Benefit. However, this list can kickstart the exploration process by giving you a running start. This is not an exhaustive list. Existential Risk / Survival.

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Zombie startups

TechCrunch

Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter, and follow my personal blog for more content. She raised $101 million in 10 weeks for her inaugural fund, a process she thinks took too long but, clearly, resonated with a number of investors. Visual generation is not an existing software category. The do-it-all’s.

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Embracing the Circular Economy: One EO Entrepreneur’s Story

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Unfortunately, our current linear economy produces enormous amounts of waste—and electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing categories to address. Naturally, data security is a critical part of every asset retirement process. This process ensures they maximize what can be recycled. Responsible Recycling.

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How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

For instance, SKU #L122UV from Bausch+Lomb was categorized as Intraocular Lens (also called “IOL,” one of the test categories our customer assigned us) and had the following attributes: Optic Shape, Optic Material, Haptic Material, Pieces, Optic Diameter, Overall Diameter, Power, Haptic Design, A-Constant, AC Depth and Haptic Angle.

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Entrepreneur’s Cup Marks 20 Years: Reimagined Competition and Brand – Same Entrepreneurial Spirit

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Now approaching its 20 th year, this statewide collegiate business plan competition is unveiling a fresh look, an exciting new award category, and a streamlined competition structure. The Entrepreneur’s Cup simulates the real-world process of researching a market, writing a business plan, and making a presentation to potential investors.

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i2E and MidAmerica Industrial Park announce award winners for high school entrepreneurship program

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Participating student teams learned about real-world business processes about the efforts required to create and bring a product to market. The team also cinched first place in the Best Business Plan and Best Pitch Presentation categories. The MidAmerica Cup was a great learning experience for our entire team.