The Seraf Compass

JUNE 9, 2021

When you combine great leadership with a strong board of directors, the likelihood of a successful outcome for a business increases by an order of magnitude. As members of the board, they occupy leadership positions. While that leadership is not always explicit, it can manifest itself in many ways.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Kate Morgan is an EO Boston member and founder of Boston Human Capital Partners. “In my perspective, there is leadership and then there is entrepreneurship. Leadership illustrates the ability to see the goal and make it to the end. The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 30, 2017

Whether you lead an entire organization or only a team of people, it’s smart to be aware of the key trends in management and leadership. This greater investment in human capital is happening in a variety of ways. The post Top Leadership Trends—and Why They Matter appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Leadership needs to communicate these shifts and goal changes with their team so that everyone understands the long-term and short-term outlooks. By joining 1776, members access the knowledge, mentorship, capital, markets, and talent they need in order to scale. Unfortunately, other businesses had no choice but to totally shut down.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

So it should come as no surprise that Chief , the network designed to develop the leadership skills of women, has hit a $1.1 Other investors in the round include General Catalyst, GGV Capital, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures and Flybridge. Chief, the leadership network for women, raises $15 million in funding.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Just yesterday, I got a note from a female founder of color: “Earlier this year you invited me to one of your off sites and that made a huge difference for me as a founder raising capital for my first company… I'm just looping back with the individuals who were helpful and who said "yes" to me during a pretty grueling process.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Finch Capital , the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany. The acquisition, for which terms remain undisclosed and is still subject to regulatory approval, sees Finch create a new Ireland-registered entity called Nomu Pay.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

She founded Inspired Capital in 2019 and currently manages the $500 million fund. She brings a unique viewpoint to the conversation and can speak to Brynne’s leadership and vision. How to manage uncertainty with Habi and Inspired Capital on TechCrunch Live by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch I hope you can join us.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. This followed the firms founder Don Valentine handing leadership early to Mike Moritz and Doug Leone who then entrusted Jim Goetz. And so it goes.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). Private Equity. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo).

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2011

I think that we've done a decent job with that, and we have a number of examples of individuals who have used it as a leadership platform, but it isn't as much of a leader factory as I had hoped. Here's what they will get: - A $500 stipend for 2011 to be used on leadership development. Run two nextNY events (e.g.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 1, 2022

Womensphere has now posted the video from the first Womensphere Capital Forum , which I was honored to co-chair. We discuss advancing women’s leadership in finance and investment, and expanding capital access for women in business. Melissa Withers – Managing Director, RevUp Capital (well-known Revenue-Based Finance investor).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

million Series A round co-led by AlbionVC and Cambridge Innovation Capital. The round also includes significant participation from existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Global Brain, with follow-on investment from other existing shareholders. It has now raised a £7.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

She founded Inspired Capital in 2019 and currently manages the $500 million fund. She brings a unique viewpoint to the conversation and can speak to Brynne’s leadership and vision. Alexa von Tobel is joining Brynne in this conversation, and I’m thrilled to have her.

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Continuations

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Because leadership is ultimately about making certain difficult decisions. None of that is leadership. Leadership is when you make a decision based on values, explain the decision in terms of those values and use those values to rally support for the decision. How and why do values matter? What makes a decision difficult?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 12, 2022

Maximizing Human Capital. Leadership Skills & Development. Leadership Skills & Development. Maximizing Human Capital. Leadership Skills & Development. Leadership Skills & Development. 5 ways to start greening your business. Advancing social and environmental change in Argentina.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

When Christian Lawless founded Conversion Capital in 2015, fintech was only starting to take off. Today, Conversion Capital is announcing that it has raised $122 million for its third fund — more than six times the size of its previous fund — to back early-stage fintech and infrastructure startups.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Now armed with a new infusion of capital, a $3 million seed round, Because plans to grow its product and team; build out integrations with additional c-commerce platforms like Klaviyo, Smile.io Harlem Capital led the round, and this is the third investment from them we have reported on in a month, which includes Drip and Glow Labs.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite this, venture capital funding continues to miss the gender parity mark, with the gap between all-women and all-men-founded teams becoming even more pronounced amid a broader investment slowdown. of allocated capital in 2023 (compared to 18.2% Effective leadership requires embracing what has changed and building upon it.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2023

While many have gotten their burn rates way down, most startups still are losing money and will eventually need to raise capital in 2023. Good businesses with product market fit, positive unit economics, and strong leadership teams will raise capital although it will be at the new normal in terms of valuation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2017

In the first part of this blog , William shared how to assess your needs for capital and explains potential sources for raising it. While it is possible to bootstrap a business using your own funds, many start-up and early-stage companies are faced with a decision: whether or not—and how—to raise outside capital to fund growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Emerging Developer Fund will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio. Access to capital for small-scale developers in the real estate development industry continues to be a challenge.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

The data and research organisation uses factors like performance, capital, market reach, connectedness, talent, and knowledge to produce its rankings. However, a Kenyan B2B management startup founded by Yacob Berhane and Wossen Ayele wants to close the gap on three of the six factors — access to capital, knowledge, and talent.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By Raising funds through a Special Purpose Vehicle and giving other women a chance to be on your cap table is one way to activate community and help other women see the power of their capital,” Syama said. “I

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

But despite my privilege, I’m also confident that my Black heritage made it more difficult for me to raise venture capital. Today — and the data proves this — if you are a white male, you have an unfair advantage when looking to raise venture capital. At the time, I didn’t even know that raising venture capital was a possibility.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Alex wrote about the news here, but the gist is that the media company is merging with a SPAC, buying Complex, and raising some capital at the same time. Here’s the rundown: Buzzfeed is going public!

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2017

In the first part of this blog, William shares how to assess your needs for capital and explains potential sources for raising it. The need for capital never ends. Securing capital for the next phase of your company is important and can be a big decision. Consider these key points to assess your capital needs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Bain Capital Ventures has named Christina Melas-Kyriazi, a former Affirm executive and angel investor, as its newest partner. Matt Harris, partner at Bain Capital Ventures, agrees. Commerce is a logical area for BCV to invest considering that Bain Capital owns dozens of multibillion dollar retailers, noted Harris.

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Mark MacLeod

JANUARY 31, 2024

This made it harder to raise capital, leaving many companies in limbo. Exit options were few and far […] The post Leadership Lessons: Reflections from 2023 appeared first on Mark MacLeod. The tech funding environment cooled off significantly. Startup valuations came back down to Earth.

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Mark MacLeod

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With a startup, especially one that has raised venture capital, the goal is revenue growth. Getting to a destination faster than your […] The post Cultivating a Growth Mindset Leadership Style appeared first on Mark MacLeod. Leading a startup is different from leading a “normal” company.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 9, 2020

This is a test of leadership. The critical role of dynamic leadership is more important in this time of unprecedented upheaval and startup survival threat. The purpose of the above discourse is to point out that there are many different paths to leadership in this tumultuous time.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 8, 2022

An alternative to a bridge is an “insider round” where the existing investors provide sufficient capital to fund the business for eighteen to twenty-four months. While that can sometimes be the right answer for a startup, I strongly prefer bringing new investors/new capital into a company in every financing round.

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