Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats. He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2019

I’m going to focus this post around the concept of a “board dinner” or “board lunch” since this is part of a series around how to more effectively run board relationships but most of these tips can be broadly applied. Why a Board Dinner (or Lunch)? Managing a board is a bit like flying?—?the

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Should You Allow Board Observers on Your Startup Board? Photo by Antenna on Unsplash A board observer is somebody who attends your board meeting but doesn’t have a voting right. Why do board observers exist? Note: This is part of a series on Startup Boards. Types of Board Observers 1.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

With booking volumes approaching $2 billion and employees now over 1200, the latest lead funder Softbank has come on board with participation from existing investors, Kinnevik and Felix Capital. Last year TravelPerk grew revenue by over 70% year-over-year with gross profit rising by more than 90% year-over-year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, TripActions was primarily known for merging many aspects of corporate trip booking — flights, hotels and rental cars — with expense tracking. Just as TripActions continues to disrupt the corporate travel market, TripActions Liquid is set to replace traditional spend management solutions,” he said. “No

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Despite the uncertainty in the tourism sector from the Covid pandemic, the PEV team didn’t slow down but instead went on to launch two startups — Elephant Bookings, a software as a service (SaaS) product, and Nomad.Africa, a content-to-commerce magazine. Bookaway books $35M to scale up its ground transportation booking platform.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

The Open Network for Digital Commerce, an Indian government-backed initiative that is attempting to “democratize” e-commerce , has set its eyes on another industry it would like to disrupt. The firm is kickstarting its mobility journey by on-boarding Namma Yatri, an on-demand auto rickshaw booking app operational in Bengaluru.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley believe that the financial services industry in the United States is “ripe for disruption. ” banks consumer checking offerings have become less favorable across the board. Like Google, Amazon, ebay, and Facebook, the leading Internet companies in China are interested in disrupting payments.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Finding ways to mitigate risk and save money always seems easier than growing the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Today I’m excited to announce we’ve recently raised $30 million in growth finance led by 8VC , with Kimmy Scotti joining our board. Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By now, we’re all familiar with the classic persona of the Bay Area-located, hoodie-wearing techie, who tells their team to “move fast and break things” in order to “disrupt” entire industries. And of course, nothing quite says “humble beginnings” quite like Jeff Bezos selling books online out of his garage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

I’ve read hundreds of books over my entrepreneurial career, a large number of them biographies and autobiographies on famous entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, Ray Croc, Howard Schultz and many others. Reading all these books had a powerful cumulative effect that helped reprogram me into an unreasonable thinker. Promoting Disruption.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. She is also on the board of Nordstrom and previously served on the boards of Dollar Shave Club and Bonobos. Jim Lanzone was named earlier this month as the next CEO of Yahoo Inc.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

He says they looked at various fintech verticals in 2017, but decided to go for an across-the-board API approach. HUBUC says it now covers 58 territories, working with products such as travel booking payments, marketing and media spend, and employee benefits. Customers include Mastercard, Wagestream, PayFlow, OkTicket and Declarando.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It leads them to greatly underappreciate the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Research suggests that denying negative reality is a principal cause for Boards of Directors to fire their CEOs. The normalcy bias prompts people to significantly underestimate the Delta surge. Conclusion.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Steve Singh, former founder and CEO of corporate expense and travel software company Concur, is an investor at Madrona Venture Group and leads Spotnana’s board as chairman. Joining him on the board as part of the investment is ICONIQ investor and former CFO of Expedia Greg Stanger.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

Whether by design or circumstance, every startup will eventually get disrupted. Your board and investors even consider you the Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegel of your industry. The world continues to beat a path to your door until one day, when seemingly out of nowhere, the disruptor gets disrupted. billion this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

She told of the teaching of the Talmud – a book which scholars use to debate doctrine and from which Jewish people are reminded to always learn and to debate. But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The concept was both powerful and incredibly disruptive. He wrote a bestselling book on computer science and robotics at the age of 16 and has since written or co-authored six more books on artificial intelligence. That’s actually the title of a book by Ryan Holiday, one of my favorite authors. The Obstacle is The Way.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2024

Angel investors, as frequent board members, board observers and informal advisors, may be able to encourage their portfolio companies to take steps to encourage a successful exit. Company Records Books and records are another area of concern for emerging companies seeking exit, including: Company Minutes and State Filings.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 5, 2018

” A few hours later, as I boarded the plane home, I read Fred Wilson’s post on Buffett and Munger’s critique of cryptocurrency investing. The speculators believe great investments develop competitive advantage through innovation, disruption and displacement. They speculate and bet on disruption to win.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

The company showcased its service at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Alley in 2015. Since then, more startups are innovating dental care and there is investment in both the personal care side and professional, especially in sub areas like orthodontics and appointment bookings, which Quip is working on, he added.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I read this book, " Why We Make Mistake s " and it talks a lot about "recall bias". It could have been that awful hire you made that disrupted the team and you had to let go, but funny enough, that's never the story is it? On average, it's probably nonsensical. Not special? Smart people fall all the time, trust me.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By now, we’re all familiar with the classic persona of the Bay Area-located, hoodie-wearing techie, who tells their team to “move fast and break things” in order to “disrupt” entire industries. And of course, nothing quite says “humble beginnings” quite like Jeff Bezos selling books online out of his garage.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“What Occupier does is allow brokers and heads of real estate to sign a lease agreement, then automate the management of critical dates and clauses, while the accounting team compliantly recognizes that lease then closes the books, all on one platform.”. Fun fact about the startup: Other than two of its co-founders, its board is female.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer. So here’s our advice on how teams can smoothly reach an SOC 3 while simultaneously balancing workloads and minimizing disruption to users.”. Dear Sophie: Tips on EB-1A and EB-2 NIW?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Innovator’s Dilemma – In his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,&# Clay Christensen talks about why industry leaders almost always fail to act when “disruptive change&# enters their business. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. Incumbents can’t react.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

But getting farmers on board has never been easy, Goslinga told TechCrunch. Pula is one of the few African startups disrupting the farming industry with technology. As part of the new fundraise, TLcom’s senior partner Omobola Johnson will join Pula’s board.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

But as GDP in emerging markets rises, so do the expectations of consumers for higher-quality products, making busing, the lifeblood of countries like Mexico, the perfect industry to disrupt. The platform also collects data on things like which products passengers are buying from bus attendants while on board.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Last year was a disaster across the board thanks to a global pandemic, economic uncertainty and widespread social and political upheaval. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: Founder and CEO of Twilio Jeff Lawson speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 on September 12, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board. It’s always good to consider one’s options, but before booking a moving van for the Sunshine State — or any emerging tech hub, for that matter — here are some basic questions entrepreneurs should ask themselves. 7 questions to ask before relocating your startup to Florida.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

The pandemic disrupted the office in a fundamental way. Granted, as someone who frequently books lodging in the South Bay, that’s quite a deal, but the whole bit about effectively sleeping at the office leaves a bit to be desired. CNBC notes a less than stellar reaction among employees on the internal message board.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

And having too much money certainly raises board expectations that you will do big things quickly. No board is going to give you $25 million up front and then expect your year-one staff expenditures to be $2 million. If you’re a startup or product person and haven’t read his book Four Steps to Epiphany please do.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Not only can mentors evaluate new avenues for the startup, but they can connect the board to established professionals if they need further guidance in other areas of the business, such as marketing, sales, or design. No course, mentor, or book alone will provide the key to success. A mentor doesn’t have to break the bank.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup of the Week: NeuReality: Slashing AI costs across the board. Artificial intelligence technology is disrupting almost every industry from agriculture to retail to transportation, but it doesn’t come cheap. AI deployment is held back by hardware costs and software complexity. NYT: Freightos has answers for supply-chain woes.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup of the Week: NeuReality: Slashing AI costs across the board. Artificial intelligence technology is disrupting almost every industry from agriculture to retail to transportation, but it doesn’t come cheap. AI deployment is held back by hardware costs and software complexity. NYT: Freightos has answers for supply-chain woes.

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