This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 8, 2017

Sounds a lot like "community," doesn't it? Communities should be built around values, not around products, so you don't need to wait until you have a product to launch a community. That's actually an exciting opportunity because you have a year to develop a really thriving community around reducing stress.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

A lean approach eliminates wasted resources by validating your idea before heavy investments. This definition acts as the cornerstone of future decisions. Here’s the core idea: Live Lean: Each dollar conserved is an additional dollar you can invest in your startup’s development. Plans also help with prioritization.

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 13, 2020

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. My family and community invested so much into me, I have always felt the need to repay the investment. Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community here in KC?

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 11, 2022

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. EO’s “Angel-Sharks” are interested in a good investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

Andile’s company, KhumaloCo, is a private equity investment firm that is invested in eight businesses that operate in industries such as technology, media, marketing and communications, hospitality and education. was born out of my desire for autonomy and to create an investment group founded on family values,” Andile says.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As the venture firm focuses on healthcare, their investment in Project Onramp and the hiring of interns will give them greater visibility to talent, now and into the future. “We The post Third Rock Ventures Invests in Internships for Underrepresented Groups in Life Sciences appeared first on American Entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

A few examples… When asked in February what differences in the landscape he saw in 2021 and if deals were much more competitive, Accel partner Ethan Choi responded: “On the investing side, deals were definitely more competitive and valuations certainly reflect that, even despite a correction in public fintech comps.”.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Incredible Organizational Change, Growth and Advocacy: a Look at the ACA Success and Goals For 2024 Despite the volatility brought about by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, market fluctuation, bank failures and a myriad of other difficulties, the ACA has powered through to continue to be the voice for the art and science of angel investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

As one of four general partners at Andreessen Horowitz who are investing the venture firm’s new $2.2 AS: I think it was crypto Twitter, which honestly is where we’re finding a lot of our gaming investments. TC: Which leads us to your newest investment, Yield Guild Games, or YGG.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

The past few months have hit the startup community where it hurts — the balance sheet. Most of the investors we spoke to said there is definitely a pullback and general conservatism in funding, with many VCs being a lot more deliberate in their due diligence. ” .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

There are definite benefits to focusing on your branding efforts for your business or organization. According to Business 2 Community , “Competitor-based positioning focuses on using the competition as a reference point for differentiation. By Jewelle Saunders. Competition.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

I know now that I am a competent man, worthy of love and support, a person who gives back to his community and is capable of leading a team toward success. Betting on myself A few years ago, I divested myself of all of my businesses to go all-in on what would eventually become Popsmith , investing millions of my own capital.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

As the situation is analyzed, lessons will be learned on everything from levered banking investment models and the impact of interest rate fluctuations on long term bonds to the allocation to cyrptocurrency investments. ACA will continue to follow and support the angel community and communicate as appropriate as changes occur.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. has nearly quadrupled in the same time period (investments from 2005 to 2015 and total investments through 2021 ).

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. Clearly, if we’re going to come up with a professional definition of what ecosystem building is, it needs to include this connector/connecting aspect. Community Focus.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Register Committed to accelerate the digital transformation of the world’s fourth largest population, Privy has partnered with KKR , a leading global investment firm. They announced on Monday, November 14, the signing of definitive agreements that will allow KKR to participate as the lead investor in the $48 million Series C funding round.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In fact, even some of the excesses of 2021 were eclipsed when the number of investments on the continent rose higher in 2022 than they had a year earlier, boosted by early-stage firms flocking to fund startups in the wake of landmark exits of homegrown companies like Jumia and Paystack. billion, according to data from Partech.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Danggeun Market, the publisher of South Korea’s hyperlocal community app Karrot, announced it has raised $162 million in a Series D round of funding with a valuation of $2.7 Danggeun Market, which already launched its global version of hyperlocal community app Karrot in the U.K. for providing hyperlocalized community service.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Published annually, the goal of the report is to increase awareness about angel investor activity and build a deeper understanding of the investing environment. The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. It’s supported in large part by the Angel Investor Foundation.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 9, 2023

The investment focuses on early-stage startups operating in Southeast Asia (SEA) that are actively scaling climate adaptation and mitigation solutions. The fund seeks startups that have the potential to deliver both scaled commercial returns and positive climate outcomes for the local and regional communities they serve.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. of venture capital deals.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In some ways it feels like a company that has gone partially remote—where you still get certain types of interaction on “office days” that you can’t get at home, but it’s definitely not what it was. Recording audio and/or video can be a huge investment of time, or very little at all. There’s a super wide range here.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Intudo Ventures , the “Indonesia-only” investment firm, announced today it has closed its third fund, totaling $115 million. For its third fund, Intudo intends to invest in about 12 to 14 startups, in sectors like agriculture, B2B and enterprise, education, finance and insurance, healthcare and logistics.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Michelle Dhansinghani is a Columbia Business School MBA candidate, founder of VC Unleashed, a global community of BIPOC MBA investors, and head of community for This Week in Fintech. Shazia Hasan is a communications & marketing leader within the cryptocurrency sector. Michelle Dhansinghani. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

The investment was led by Advantage Capital with participation from Conductive Ventures, Origin Ventures, ScOp Venture Capital, JobsOhio, Cintrifuse Capital and 1809 Capital. About Advantage Capital Advantage Capital is a leading impact investment firm with an emphasis on driving capital to underserved areas.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

But regardless of this, we still ended up saying no to an investment. We got community managers, marketing managers, sales managers, and all kinds of developers. You thought it’s the investment you got? Our potential clients just liked kids and their innovative idea, and in some cases invested in testing it with them.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Corruption is, by definition, fraudulent or dishonest conduct of power. These donors are entrusting you to follow through with the service they invested in. Who is in your community to uplift you? Meet up for a cup of coffee with someone who is doing something similar to you and develop your community.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

We’ve seen that remote and flexible working definitely helps us just attract more women to come work with us. While there’s definitely a lot more we can do, we are quite happy at the pace at which we are able to hire women, especially around the world, and not just in India,” he said.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

When employees clearly understand their impact and are given the freedom to make decisions within their expertise, they definitely become more engaged and motivated. Open, effective communication amplifies collaboration, supercharging your team’s potential. Community management played a pivotal role in our marketing journey.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

The company’s approach was different in that rather than launch a banking product and then set out to earn the trust of the community it aims to serve, it first worked hard to earn that trust and understand the community’s needs. . Its efforts are initially primarily focused on the Hispanic community in the U.S.

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Gust

MAY 22, 2012

This is a good time to reflect on my experience with locally based angel investment. I just finished with the fourth of our annual angel investment event for my local group based in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. We try to make our investments as convertible debt. So is that a good way to invest money, you might ask?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The risk is that if I give a definitive “no”, then if they pivot, or figure out something else, or if they get more traction than I expect because I was flat out wrong, then I’ve closed the door on my opportunity to invest. We would love to be able to offer this service at no cost to the community. Why isn’t this free?

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

. “We had no opportunity for investment, no chance to find our supporters, because we were stuck without a product launch — we were in limbo. We realized we needed to do an education solution, because for education our technology is definitely good enough,” he continued. Capitalism… is hard.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Education is one thing, but our vision is to create products that seamlessly guide all users to smart investing.”. Internet penetration expanded rapidly, then it would lead to a more resourceful community where people would seek simplicity such as a global currency,” Fund told TechCrunch.

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