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. . Bird in hand, they said! . The result? Yes, some of us survived to fight another battle.

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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. years of software development.

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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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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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Green has built her career as a VC by becoming an expert within the fields in which she invests, beginning in the consumer space and expanding to health and wellness, durable supply chains and more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I 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. Promoting Disruption.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I've only recently started leading investments a little over two years ago. My track record of leading deals consists of only seven investments, luckily no zeros (knock on wood) and one exit. I read this book, " Why We Make Mistake s " and it talks a lot about "recall bias". I mean, what do I know? Not special?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). Seriously, this happens.

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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. Buffett and Munger argue that buying crypto isn’t investing but speculating. You aren’t investing when you do [buy crypto]. That is not investing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Pula , a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A investment of $6 million. But getting farmers on board has never been easy, Goslinga told TechCrunch.

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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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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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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board. With a surge of VC investing, many startups are urgently hiring. 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.

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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

JUNE 28, 2011

I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well. A 90% disruption in cost spawns innovation – believe me. That little online book company. They knew the venture math that if only 50 companies / year are sold North of $100 million the entry price for their investments mattered.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Delegating this crucial task to middlemen can send a negative signal to potential investors, as it implies a lack of confidence and investment in the company’s future, Koh stressed. Founded in 2018, Play Ventures invests early into the most promising free-to-play and Web3 games studios and games services startups from across the globe.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

= profitable and companies like Amazon who chose to focus on growth > profitability were not losing money on each book sale (ie they were gross margin positive). The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth. One big, beginners mistake people make in LTV is to measure revenue.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Invested Interests. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. All of which brings me back to the question in the title: who makes the money on investing in future convenience? . Invested Interests. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Russia invaded Ukraine last week, which, in addition to being a human rights tragedy, is going to affect industries far and wide as supply chains become even further disrupted than they were before war broke out. Automotive mobility group Astara is investing $5 million in GoTo Global’s pre-IPO round. First thing’s first.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Their chat covered topics as far afield as Airbnb’s “work anywhere” policy, how it’s addressing liability issues for hosts and his biggest regret from the COVID-19 era: I overrode the host cancellation policy and refunded more than a billion dollars of guest bookings. I think it was the right thing to do. “The public is now at risk.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka. I didn’t end up investing but I always loved the concept. ” Let me remind you of the math: Gangnam Style = 1.3

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. And look at the valuation creep across the board in the past year.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

As it was with crypto, sometimes this leads to the development of “new investment rules” that crowd out traditional norms. The Lack of a Legitimate Board. Delaware law requires a board of directors, and these directors are tasked with a “fiduciary duty” to look after the best interest of the corporation. Theranos) is another.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

In this conversation, a16z Growth general partner Sarah Wang speaks with Crossbeam CEO Bob Moore about his new book, Ecosystem-Led Growth: A Blueprint for Sales and Marketing Success Using the Power of Partnerships. I wanted to ask you, why did you decide to write the book? around the book. This is different, right?

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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

MAY 19, 2020

Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. they could invest in entrepreneurial communities and the best founders would then bring in new founders. Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, also invested and has joined the board of directors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

The new round from Cowen Sustainable Investments (CSI), labeled a Series B, follows the company reaching profitability in April 2020 and gives Quip more than $160 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2015. The company showcased its service at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Alley in 2015.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Bay Area company’s investment includes a $34 million Series A, co-led by ICONIQ and Madrona Venture Group with participation from Decibel and Mubadala Capital, and a previous undisclosed $7 million seed round from 2020, also from ICONIQ and Madrona and including 8VC and Global Founders Capital. trillion business travel industry.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

One of the books that first made me aware of the “creative brain&# was “ Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain &# by Betty Edwards. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. She literally encourages you to draw things upside down. For others they swear by music.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

We’ve seen commerce continue to disrupt our world. Is it any surprise that Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify is now on the board of directors for Coinbase? In my next book, Gen Z Graduates To Adulthood, the oldest members of Gen Z tell me they are looking for something different in the brands they support than previous generations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. Put simply – you need enough users in a segment who care about what you’re doing to dictate investing further in the product or in sales & marketing resources. You need product / market fit. INNOVATOR’S DILEMMA.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year. It wasn’t a bad year, though. African startups nearly raised $1.5 billion and $2.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

OMERS Ventures and Stage 2 Capital co-led the investment, which included participation from existing backers Alate Partners and Metaprop. Fun fact about the startup: Other than two of its co-founders, its board is female. And today, Occupier is announcing it has raised $10.5 million in a Series A funding round.

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