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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of the conference was “The Sharing Economy” and as I read many of the session title descriptions I realized that people would be talking more about “collaborative consumption” (think airbnb, taskrabbit, uber) than about why people are sharing more on Instragram & Snapchat. Add unemployment to debt.

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Stop guessing your KPIs; Varos shows e-commerce, SaaS companies how you compare to peers

TechCrunch

Varos , based in San Francisco and Tel Aviv, is shedding some light on how companies compare to their peers in terms of key performance indicators, like customer acquisition costs. Varos founders, from left, Gil Shaked, Yarden Shaked and Lior Chen. We come in and provide that solution through data cooperation. Image Credits: Varos.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

Both Sides of the Table

Peer-to-peer lending is back! I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. The episode isn’t yet live but it should be in the morning (probably when you’re reading this) – you can find it here. Really!).

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First-Year Members Share Why They Would Join EO Again (and Again!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to join the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), the world’s largest membership network formed exclusively by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs everywhere? With nearly 19,000 members in over 80 countries, EO offers local, regional, and global experiences that support entrepreneurs beyond just business.

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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

One proven source is the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , a global peer-to-peer network of entrepreneurs that has provided support, mentorship, and resources to help entrepreneurs achieve transformational growth since 1987. But entrepreneurship is a challenging journey, no matter where you are in the world.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

I've seen about a dozen companies in the last year trying to help me figure out what to do with my time and how to collaborate with my friends around events. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas are going to change? Reader beware.).

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Forging Forward: Scenes and Sentiments from Rise of the Rest’s 2024 Founder Retreat

Revolution

We gathered 50 founders from across the country for 36 hours of connection and candor in Alexandria, VA, and no surprise: We left inspired. We believe place matters, and that there’s no substitute for meeting founders where they are, in the ecosystems they’re building within. Brian’s take: “There aren’t walls between state lines.