TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

At NEA, where she was a partner for eight years, she led investments in and sat on the boards of companies including Desktop Metal, Onshape, Framebridge, Tulip, Formlabs and Guideline. Desktop Metal went public in 2020 — she still sits on the board as chair of the compensation committee.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. These predevelopment costs are necessary for the developer to incur before they can seek short-term construction financing. TRENTON, N.J.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2021

For pharmaceutical companies, especially medical affairs, the important lesson from this sad and sordid affair is as simple as it is powerful: Your advisory board matters — a lot. Those five words characterize Theranos’ board. focused on cardiac transplants who switched to politics long before he joined Theranos’ board.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 21, 2023

June 21, 2023) – In May , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved five grant applications totaling more than $3.7 Fiordaliso, President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. TRENTON, N.J. million under the Authority’s Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grant Challenge (Grant Challenge).

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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Gust

DECEMBER 3, 2011

And I don’t mean because they lend a credible name to an investor pitch: way too many entrepreneurs look at names on Advisory Board as just a way to expedite a raise. If that’s all you really expect of the Board, you’re cheating yourself as well as the investors before whom you dangled the names. Please do establish an Advisory Board.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2023

December 19, 2023) – Last week, the N ew Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved $3 million in Public Space Activation Grants under the Activation, Revitalization and Transformation (A.R.T.) $10M A.R.T. Millions of people travel from all over the world to enjoy our renowned boardwalks and beaches.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

Focusing on mission-critical energy needs across industries like data centers, construction, and transportation. Eddie Leshin is a Board Member & Senior Business Advisor at Sheer Logistics and a partner at Woodlawn Partners. Fuel Me is a first-of-its-kind platform that revolutionizes fuel procurement and management.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Have you “turned over every stone” for all targets amenable to your modality or platform construction, or did you take an indication-centric approach to building your pipeline? Board minutes & board decks Board minutes are often too general and don’t significantly aid in due diligence.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

That’s why we’re thrilled that Dayna Grayson, the co-founder and general partner at Construct Capital, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Early Stage on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts. Some of Construct Capital’s investments include Copia, Veho, Hadrian, The Rounds and Verve Motion.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was talking recently to a friend who advises a lot of boards. I asked him his view on boards overall. The first style is the “rubber stamp board” that does whatever the CEO asks of them. The second style is the “meddling board” that acts like it is running the business.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

employs the widely recognized Big Five personality traits, Objective Key Results for performance measurement, and a proprietary job board for candidates and recruiters. The sturdy construction also allows hunters to have a safe hold when they are climbing in and out of a stand.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

A record number of unicorns found their feet during the same period and valuations rose across the board, report Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm in today’s edition of The Exchange. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The startup claims its automated, on-site factory can already speed up plant construction and cut costs by employing robotic arms that lift and connect heavy solar panels to sun trackers. ” Terabase also makes software tools to manage the design and construction of solar farms. .”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Buildings and building construction are a huge contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, accounting for roughly 39% of carbon emissions annually , according to data released by the Global Alliance for Building and Construction and the International Energy Agency.

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Y Combinator

JULY 12, 2022

The YC job board has always been the best way to find early roles at funded and vetted YC startups. To keep up with the newest YC startups hiring on the platform, create a profile on YC's job board and find yours. Founding Software Engineer at Permitflow (W22) About the company: PermitFlow is TurboTax for construction permitting.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days. trillion-dollar industry.

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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

JUNE 27, 2021

When you’ve been playing the game a bit longer or when you have responsibilities at the fund level you start thinking more about “portfolio construction.” If you’re a seed fund that takes 5–10% ownership and doesn’t take board seats you might have 50, 100 or even 200 investments. You’re thinking about one bullet at a time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2023

Unfortunately, in a society that increasingly emphasizes perfectionism and avoidance of discomfort , we have become much more sensitive around critical and constructive feedback. I’ve even found myself carefully wording my feedback to ChatGPT because I’m used to navigating human emotions.

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Feedough

APRIL 9, 2021

These generally consist of large print ads displayed on high elevated boards. Construction Advertising. Construction advertising refers to placing advertisements on a temporary boarded fence in a public place and is usually erected around a construction site. Types Of Construction Advertising.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the September 2021 Board of Director’s meeting, five additional companies were approved to receive an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA. www.envisionbiomedical.com.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 4, 2022

Most SAFEs forgo a board-of-directors. A decade ago, businesses raising $3-5m Series As would elect a board. SAFEs should persist as a dominant form of financing early-stage startups, and consequently inform board construction. Some raised a seed first; others particularly in infrastructure decide to go straight to A.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 21, 2023

HMS Technical Development , located in Bradford, has developed a proprietary system to restore land after mining, construction, and oil and gas extraction.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their suite of APIs delivers best execution across every source of liquidity, comprehensive reference and market data, and custom fixed income strategies with automated portfolio construction and management. Whether you’re a corporate, institution, or advisor – Moment makes it seamless to access the fixed income markets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture. There’s a lot of excitement about construction tech among investors and entrepreneurs, but general contractors aren’t nearly as enthusiastic. Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2016

Well, of course there are, but that doesn't mean the people doing them also need a board seat and 40% of the common equity to do it. To me, a co-founder has a shared responsibility over the direction and vision of the company--so if you co-founded something and you're not on the board, then you're more of a key founding employee.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The VC you're bringing on board should consist of people who you want to work with. Amit advises the ideal VC-founder dynamic fosters constructive and healthy conversations, or even arguments, with the intent on both sides of bettering your business. What is the perception once you bring them on board?

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Through the use of images and buttons, Meerchat allows him to construct sentences, breaking barriers and ensuring his thoughts can be heard. Moreover, Meerchat is not just a standalone solution — it fosters a community where users can create, modify, and share boards, amplifying its reach and usefulness.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Some of the sectors that we will be exploring include supply chain, logistics, insurance, construction and e-commerce enablement.”. Having Black decision-makers at the table can be a great way to make sure that Black founders have representation across the board.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2014

The same can be said of critical decisions in a board meeting or frankly any other meeting where major decisions are ratified. This is a classic mistake many entrepreneurs make so I’d like to offer some constructive advice on how the savvy hand would be played. Why You Should Pre-Meet Board Members.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

For early-stage startups looking to hire new talent, it’s not enough to make one-off decisions about pay as each new employee comes on board. I would say that the fidelity of information that we’re most focused on is actually how your compensation is constructed, or what we call total rewards,” Mavram said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Craft Ventures is back for the second round, this time in a participatory role with a group of angel investors, with Base10 Partners and Construct Capital co-leading the Series A. As part of the investment, Rexhi Dollaku, partner at Base10 Partners, joins the Woflow board of directors.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 10, 2022

The US Government enacts the Securities Act of 2023 to regulate crypto assets: their sale, their construction, FDIC admittance for stablecoins, and the establishment of a new regulatory body modeled on the the Securities Act of 1933. Tokens ape stock rights; DAOs mimic boards of directors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. I started this series in part to help entrepreneurs but also to help newer investors because I’ve know with so many new companies you have so many new board members and many people are trying to figure out there respective roles.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

This enables organizations to adopt a “work-from-anywhere” model, according to the company, which notes that most companies today continue to rely on security and policies based on physical location or low-level networking constructs, such as VLAN, IP and MAC addresses, and VPNs.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Listen attentively and give constructive feedback. . As you establish and cultivate your new business, encourage creativity within your team by investing in inventive initiatives. Most importantly, be positive, and practice an open-door policy. Communicate openly, and applaud input from all levels. Embrace collaborative tools and technology.

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