Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over the past six years, and with great help, I’ve developed the Keep It Super Simple (KISS) Canvas to help innovators find and mitigate some of their biggest risks, from ideation to scaling. Today I’m releasing version 7, which incorporates changes to help get your innovation adopted.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. A technology executive and entrepreneur, board member and investor, she has 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon and Yodlee.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

This capital flow is highlighted in the 2022 Angel Funders Report and results from a variety of factors including a more integrated strategy highlighting the value proposition to ACA members and a new emphasis on programming for entrepreneurs.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Same goes for SMB investment sites like Honeycomb Credit , The SMBX , and Worthy Bonds (business owners often fund others) and Prosper or Sofi (many funders have borrowed themselves).”. Arno Niazi, CEO, GoingVC said, “Take, for example, our Venture Capital learning and development program, which now has more than 250 global alumni.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Venture Partners may also consult with companies directly or serve on boards, in which case we’ll expedite their being compensated directly by the relevant company. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

Since 2000, Shipley has led the Queen City Angels group (based in Cincinnati, OH), served as a board member for the ACA including a term as Chairman of the Board and worked tirelessly for the founding of the Angel Investor Foundation and chaired its capital campaign.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The goal of EBLP is to collaboratively design, build, test, and validate a field-wide infrastructure that will accelerate adoption of ecosystem building as a practice in economic, community, workforce, and entrepreneurship development in the United States. Enoch Elwell , Founder & Board Chair at CO.STARTERS (Governance Working Team).

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 22, 2023

FPV Ventures was the lead funder with participation from existing investors Human Capital Ventures based in the United Kingdom, and like early-stage venture firm Autotech Ventures has offices in California. As part of the deal, lead investor Wesley Chan will join the board.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

This year, our incoming board chair launched a brand-new angel investing podcast called Angels Live – giving us a great platform for bringing our community together with powerful interviews and discussions about the future of angel investing. We can play a major role in developing the transformational technology that moves society forward.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

These interactions are crucial for developing best practices, sourcing investments, and understanding group operations. Professional Development through Cutting-Edge Discussions The summit’s agenda is packed with sessions led by all-star speakers, touching on hot industries, ecosystem partnerships, new perspectives, and investment basics.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

As a racial justice funder, we also know that shifting power and building equity, mutual accountability, and authentic, trusting relationships are vital to our grantmaking. We are also proactively sharing our data with Candid and signing on to data-sharing initiatives, such as the Climate Funders Justice Pledge. Shifting power.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Developed more tools for angel groups and grew our resource library with new webinars and content. Launched the new Boards in Action course, available in March as part of the AU winter term. In May, ACA Board Chair Marcia Dawood was named to the Small Businesses Capital Formation Advisory Committee.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Our 110 communities are diverse yet they all need an enabling environment of supportive regulatory frameworks, inclusive economic development initiatives, stronger social and environmental sustainability standards, and a brave impact funding environment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Okra simply enables developers and businesses to build personalized digital financial service products. I would say the biggest challenge I faced was getting a lead investor on board, especially because insurtech wasn’t seen as exciting as it is now. Oh yes, I plan to make angel investments exclusively to female founders as soon ?as

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. which they co-developed with Fenwick & West. . Board seat, typically retained until company exit. Equity Ownership. Example VC.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. which they co-developed with Fenwick & West. . Board seat, typically retained until company exit. Equity Ownership. Example VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. 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. Ten years on much has changed. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Obie , which has developed an insurtech platform for landlords, has raised $10.7 Thomvest Ventures, Funders Club, MetaProp and Second Century Ventures also participated in the financing. million in a Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures. If this sounds like a niche offering, that’s because it is.

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Forward Cities

MAY 13, 2024

Position Summary The Forward Cities CEO will have primary responsibility for the organization’s continued growth and for ensuring that the organization’s financial, operational, program, and development functions are aligned and effective. The CEO will report to the Board of Directors.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

Overview The Senior Director of E3 Solutions leads the sales, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of Forward Cities equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem building solutions for communities across the country. The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The Senior Director of E3 Solutions leads the sales, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of Forward Cities equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem building solutions for communities across the country. The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team. Qualifications.

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