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. The following entities were approved for grants today: Newark Alliance, Inc.

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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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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.” The right number of deals will depend on your strategy. 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.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Most founders consider two possibilities when thinking about their exit strategy: IPO or acquisition. When considering a possible acquisition of your company, try to figure out where you could add value to a prospective acquirers strategy. The VC you're bringing on board should consist of people who you want to work with.

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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. Complete aims to help companies, particularly early-stage startups, conceptualize and implement a firm-wide compensation strategy, reflective of cash, equity, bonuses and benefits.

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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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Feedough

APRIL 9, 2021

These advertisements are a component of above the line advertising strategy that is largely non-targeted and has a wide reach. These generally consist of large print ads displayed on high elevated boards. Construction Advertising. Types Of Construction Advertising. These are: Billboard Advertising. Source: blowUp Media.

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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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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

I want to talk about a specific type of meeting today — a Board Meeting — but this could easily apply more broadly. A find many board meetings highly unproductive in that they are often just a date in the calendar where management is set to update its investors and other board members of its performance over the past time period.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Anyone, no matter their field or ambition, will see the benefits of working with one, both in and out of the board room. But, when a coach gets to know you, they can provide unbiased, constructive feedback that serves to benefit your growth. Looking for proof? Here’s how everyone can benefit from a business coach. .

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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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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For the launch of our global Environmental Strategy , we spoke to Anne Merkle, Environmental Lead at Impact Hub Network. You’re leading the launch of the Environmental Strategy of the Impact Hub Network. Still, this strategy can take us to a whole new level – so much is possible. What is this all about?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

VCs construct stories in their head as to why they invested in this or that, and much of it is based on prior experience, but they're often awful at articulating the real reasons. So much of this is gut feel with a thin later of strategy retrofitted to seem more than random. Venture capital is kind of like a knuckleball.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. We knew that when her fellowship ended, we needed to bring someone on board who was solely focused on this work.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Simultaneously, diversity and inclusion strategies have become more widespread; 43% of firms have implemented a diversity strategy (against 32% in 2018 and 24% in 2016), while 41% have an inclusion strategy (versus 31% in 2018 and 17% in 2016). On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Too often, outgoing execs spend their last years in office constructing their own trophy cases. Jason Dressel. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Harris took a seat on the board. They explained how much time and energy they spent early on in their investor/founder relationship talking about the “why” behind opinions and strategies and decisions, plotting out the short-, medium- and long-term plan for the company. He’s a systems thinker.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There was a time that Katerra was considered the darling of the construction tech world. Some argue it made prefab construction more mainstream — and cool. As it grew, Katerra ambitiously wanted to own the tech stack around a construction project, whether it be office buildings or apartments. Image Credits: Katerra.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 11, 2022

In addition to our dollars, we are eager to help founders with the construction of their cap table, not just generically with the highest profile folks available, but more specifically where they might get some help along the way. And definitely once they’re on board fulltime, marketing and comms will be even more valuable.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

Constructive and actionable feedback can be hard to come by. This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, their direct reports and the board members in an anonymous 360 aggregated review. It’s purpose is honest feedback to facilitate awareness and constructive discussion. Good news is not exaggerated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sequoia’s Jess Lee will talk you through how to get that first investor on board, which will more often than not get other investors excited about the prospect of working with you. Pair that with a well-constructed pitch deck and you’re off to the races. Investors love unrealistic goals based on pragmatic strategies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Some Salesforce employees just found out they’re part of the 10% layoff announced last month Board changes could signal Salesforce’s willingness to appease activist investors Salesforce turmoil continues into new year, as recent layoffs attest Can 4 activist investors play nice in the Salesforce sandbox? Book your pass ASAP!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship. ” From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship. 4 strategies for deep tech companies recruiting top growth marketers. Fifteen U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

We used that money to construct a real-world portfolio of actual clean energy projects by greening like 40 buildings, and then we were able to submit the data that we generated to Goldman Sachs to see that our financial models were tracking with what we were seeing in the real world,” he said.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

1 To maximize the probability of earning an outsized return, we must adopt a portfolio strategy of making many investments. How Might RFC Fit into the Angel’s Portfolio Strategy? This means a diligence strategy focused on the downside rather than the upside, which is different from traditional angel investing.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. We used to meet to discuss our strategy, plans, take stock of new teams coming in and build the basic processes of the network. Networks like ours are deeply relational constructs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the best strategies for doing that.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Our belief in NeuReality’s mission couldn’t be stronger,” says Ezra Gardner, Co-founder of Varana Capital and a NeuReality Board Member. The company will work with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to create its Olympus system, designed to construct roads, launchpads and homes that will be part of a lunar base. “In

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Nuro is closing its Phoenix facility as it shifts its commercial strategy away from the desert metropolis and toward the San Francisco Bay Area and Houston. Audi started construction of an EV factory in China that is expected to come online in 2024. A few employees were laid off as a result. Hightower is the first Black CEO of a U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This construct is potentially problematic for the success of Black women CEOs given that less than 0.3% Eyebrows were raised, especially when we claimed a board seat. Happily, there are several new firms taking proactive steps to invest in Black women CEOs, but many have limited pools of capital dedicated to that strategy.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 12, 2021

These natural disasters directly impacted the production of plastics materials and resins that are used in the health care industry (think face shields and sharps containers), manufacturing industry (especially automotive and technology) and the construction industry (PVC in particular). Use your size to your advantage – stay nimble.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

You haven’t incorporated constructive feedback. Perhaps you have to adjust your product or even go back to the drawing board. Remember, when you speak to everyone, you speak to no one. Chris Harder, philanthropist, coach, founder and CEO of For The Love Of Money ; follow Chris on Instagram. Originally published on Forbes.com.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Hot Tip: create a Miro board mapping all of the efforts and use this to keep your team in check. Not knowing the personalities the best way to get everyone on board is to play therapist. Phases: Construct the options based on the main phases involved in the assignment (e.g. Chemistry?—?Finals.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

But for my sins I got an MBA and did “strategy&# consulting. In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. 13% of GDP is construction – the largest industry. It was originally COBOL and DB2 – so what? But you have to understand how to interpret your numbers.

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