American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The entrepreneur duo is presenting a breakthrough technology for producing fossil-free natural gas and carbon-neutral fuels from waste CO2 emissions. The investment was co-led by Harpoon Ventures and Refactor Capital, with participation from Pathbreaker, BoxGroup, Seraphim, Plug and Play, Impact First, and Climate Capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There are many activities we modern humans engage in so that we can be more present. One way I achieve mental clarity and live in the present is through skiing. I got a lesson in being present last week during a day out cat skiing. All this happened because I wasn’t giving 100% of my attention to the present task of skiing.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. I list the online communities for VCs in general at Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital. For ideas on using technology to accelerate B2B sales , see my presentation on How to Make Sales as Easy as Online Dating.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Sam Altman of YC recently pointed out that pulling back during the downturn in 2008 would result in several big misses: In October of 2008, Sequoia Capital—arguably the best-ever in the business—gave the famous “RIP Good Times” presentation (I was there). These sound fundamentals drive the venture capital market over the long term.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

based fund 88mph co-led the round with China-based MSA Capital, with participation from Zagadat Capital, Kepple Ventures and Vunani Capital. Presently , up to $500 billion flows through the mobile money market in sub-Saharan Africa yearly via the accounts of nearly 300 million active monthly users.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

The product should be live if we hope to raise capital. A program to get your company 'accelerated'- selling faster, moving faster, which does not necessarily translate to capital. 4- Any startup can raise venture capital I've also seen a misconception on business types, versus their ability to raise venture capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

Entrepreneurs and changemakers from across the country will gather in Dallas June 12-14, 2025, for the return of the Good Soil Forum, presented by Wells Fargo. It seeks to solve one of the most pressing challenges for entrepreneurs today: access to capital. Jakes, Chairman of the T.D. Jakes Group and Founder of the Good Soil Movement.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. LA By The Numbers. Success begets success.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 19, 2023

based alternative investment group, has reached an agreement to acquire Crescent Point Capital (CPC), a prominent private equity firm headquartered in Singapore. The post US-Based Ares Management to Acquire Singapore’s Crescent Point Capital first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 5, 2021

What does it mean for venture capital and Startupland? Let’s examine the relationship between total venture capital investment and the 10 year Treasury in some detail. The y-axis tracks enture capital investment by year and the year of the data point resides in the reddish circle. In short, we should expect some cooling.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

Part of the antidote for startups: employing a more prudent approach to raising capital and curating a diverse investor base. To shed additional light on this issue and its ultimate impact on startups, I partnered with the Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation to ask proptech founders about their capital and strategic partners.

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Dream It

MAY 19, 2021

In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Director Adam Dakin presents his view on the right way to answer it after hearing hundreds, if not thousands, of founder pitches. Your milestones determine the amount of runway needed, and thus your capital raise requirements, not the other way around. Add some cushion.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

At DX22, we will present the same superior level of learning events, speakers, and keynotes that EO members enjoy at EO global events such as Universities or Regional Events—but in a smaller, more focused venue. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Paul Martino, General Partner at Bullpen Capital. During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Will a financial crisis affect how venture funds deploy capital?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 24, 2018

If you’re going that route—here are a couple of things I would suggest: Have at least six months of personal expenses in the bank —and that’s only if you know you can at least get some angel capital based around your connections to investors, friends, family, etc. Build a following around what you’re doing.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I have supervised situations involving novel financial structures (Enron and Residential Capital) and cross-border asset recovery and maximization (Nortel and Overseas Shipholding). However, the more of these you see present in a young private company, the more concern you should have. Unique Financial Data Presentations.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Finding a female mentor with the same background was difficult, as was procuring venture capital funds in a male-dominated field. Without being able to find guidance from other women who had walked the road before her, Tamara took advantage of the resources that were presented to her, like the YLAI Network.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

One of the quieter conversations in venture capital has only grown louder, in my DMs and interviews, over the past few months: The known bias in venture capital has been a branding issue for some of the emerging, diverse fund managers just now splashing onto the scene. I interviewed the past and present guard over at Kapor Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

” I wrote about this movement in the link to the left and also published this widely read presentation on the topic. He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. DogVacay is part of a new global movement some people are calling “ Collaborative Consumption.”

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Dreamit Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman recently sat down with Jeff for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate tech, and a large part of that conversation focused on what founders can do to successfully raise venture capital from real estate tech investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. You need to be very present in these periods of time. The biggest difference from experience is that in bad markets people without venture capital experience or strategies are the first to the exit.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 10, 2025

The processing of real-time data gathered by sensors placed on the grid presents utilities with a range of benefits including improved response times to mitigate potential hazards. million Series A funding of Gridware led by Sequoia Capital.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In the venture capital business, this has meant making investments in teams we don’t meet face to face. We know that in-person interaction is more meaningful, we are more present, and we connect in more fundamental ways. But just because you can does not mean you should. We know that humans are better to each other in person.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

What can entrepreneurs expect to learn from your presentation, “Simple Numbers Crisis Cash Flow Process”? This presentation teaches business owners how to turn their projected profit and loss (P&L) into a cash flow forecast to project cash impact from the COVID-19 virus. In 2020, Greg will release his newest book, Simple Numbers 2.0:

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The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 14, 2019

As someone who worked with venture capital in the run-up to the first dot.com boom and is presently an active angel and co-head of one of the largest and busiest U.S. This form of early-stage investing seems to be having its 15 minutes of fame. Is it a passing fad? I don’t think so.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

companies with all female founders are raising less capital this year than the last amid current economic woes. of all venture capital allocated, a figure that stands at 1.9% Year-to-date capital invested in all-female-founded companies in the United States is slightly higher than what was disbursed in all of 2020.

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Dream It

JANUARY 8, 2020

But, the founder must be specific in presenting the problem. How much will you invest in marketing and other capital intensive resources? Instead, he recommends to put these in an appendix or include them in a separate, more in depth presentation. The “what” can help differentiate your company from your competition.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds. This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation. One thing they’re spending very little time on could wind up being the reason why all of these efforts dry up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

A company presents. The best entrepreneurs make decisions quickly and are at best right 70% of the time but recover quickly when presented with new data. Great leaders are rare and competition for capital, people, press and customers can be brutal. A typical investment discussion is not a bed of roses. Only the best survive.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

This is where Rosario built herself up as a civic leader, where she made new connections, learned how to present her mission, and where she better understood her organization’s main goals. As the platform was evolving, and as she had seen a change in her community’s understanding of volunteerism, she applied to the YLAI Fellowship.

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Dream It

MAY 14, 2020

Net Health is a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, Level Equity, and Silversmith Capital Partners. We have long admired Net Health's combination of product strength and profitable growth," said Jim Quagliaroli, Managing Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He has raised venture capital for his startups, helped hundreds of founders craft their pitch decks and fundraising strategy, and invested as a business angel. For many of these pitches, it made sense to complement the words with a nice presentation—called a pitch deck. Most company presentations and pitch decks I see are way too long.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

Rather than thing of our economy as a perpetual motion machine that will always just go up and down and that somehow a caretaker President knows exactly the right spot to kick it in order to get it to run correctly, we have to assess the unique challenges each time period presents. I’m an investor.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. A great CFO can help you negotiate venture debt to extend your runway or cover these working capital timing issues. And board confidence matters in growing companies. I tell people all the time.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2016

I wasn't present at the event, but I heard about it and found this tweet that separately referenced the comment: To the brave black woman who asked what to do when ppl tell her to get a white man as the face of her org,Im so sorry for @Bethenny 's answer — Marah Lidey (@marahml) April 9, 2016. Now, I've seen the stats and the studies.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Register Bain Capital has successfully concluded the final closing of its fifth pan-Asia private equity fund, Bain Capital Asia Fund V, securing $7.1 billion in capital commitments. Bain Capital has strategically diversified its portfolio across the Asian region, addressing the evolving challenges of investing in China.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In this episode of #DreamitLive , Moore discussed the challenges we are confronted with in a downturn and the unique challenges COVID-19 presents. Analysts on the marketing team must gain a deep understanding of industry-level issues and how to capitalize on them during the sales process.

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