Haystack

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

There are countless posts on portfolio construction, or how many investments are ideal in a venture portfolio, and so forth. What I do is that the topic of VC fund portfolio construction is not an easy way to grasp, and is likely even harder to master in practice. So, we have this portfolio construction tension between concentrating money into the best companies in a portfolio versus protecting the GP and LPs via diversification.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in Construction Equipment] 22 States Bid on Hyperloop Test Track appeared first on OurCrowd. The Wall Street Journal reported that 22 states including Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio have bid on the first Hyperloop certification track.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2014

image credit: Svjetlana Tepavcevic. Is it better to raise your startup’s seed round from only angel investors, or is it better to include a VC or two? Several founders on the precipice of launching their seed fundraising processes have asked me this question. It’s a very difficult one to answer hypothetically because there are many different variables to balance. For example, VCs may invest larger sums than angel investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Photo: First Round Capital's new NYC office under construction , originally uploaded by ceonyc

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 6, 2019

The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in Construction Week Online] Virgin Hyperloop One, Bee’ah attend Gitex Technology Week 2019 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 9, 2019

The post [skyTran in ME Construction News] RTA and skyTran to develop driverless transportation system in Dubai appeared first on OurCrowd. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a MoU with skyTran to develop advanced public transport facilities in the emirate. Read more here.

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Dream It

MARCH 8, 2019

This event brings together investors, innovative startups and leading corporations in the construction and real estate industry. On May 14, 2019, our friends at Lab Ventures Miami are hosting Future of Real Estate Tech Summit Miami.

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

Site tours of construction projects that are geographically distant, reducing travel time. Project management and supervision of subcontractors on construction sites, and assistance from offsite experts for projects that require unexpected expertise.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Construction – 2%. ? We’re excited to share the list of 2019 Top Y Combinator Companies. We also included top exits. We put this list together to help potential employees, partners, and late stage investors get to know a wider set of YC companies. If you’re looking for a job at one of our top companies, you can hit the Apply button to be taken to their careers page. The companies in this list are sorted by valuation. Why do we use valuation?

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TechStars

APRIL 25, 2019

Construction and Materials: Building infrastructure including materials and techniques; new equipment and safety solutions.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Real Estate and Construction – 5%. At our 29th Demo Day, 175 companies presented over two days. You can read more about the companies on TechCrunch ( day one and day two coverage of S19 Demo Day), Forbes , and Crunchbase. Below are stats about the S19 batch. As a reminder, the application deadline for YC W20 is coming up next week on September 25. Apply here. Total companies that presented at YC S19 Demo Day : 175. YC S19 CATEGORIES: Aerospace – 1%. Agriculture – 1%.

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Dream It

MARCH 19, 2019

Andrew Ackerman and Charlie Stephens. Dreamit UrbanTech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman joined Charlie Stephens (@ charlieNYC ), a real estate advisor at Cushman & Wakefield, for his “Leaders Live” series of interviews.

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TechStars

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The Heritage Group Accelerator Powered by Techstars is digging into technologies across construction, materials, environmental and recycling, and energy and refining.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 4, 2019

Strong willed successful CEOs can often construct rubber stamp boards because that is what they want. I was talking recently to a friend who advises a lot of boards. I asked him his view on boards overall. He said that he saw two styles, both of which he found problematic. The first style is the “rubber stamp board” that does whatever the CEO asks of them. The second style is the “meddling board” that acts like it is running the business.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

People said there’s no money in hosting. WordPress is just a toy. After the success of Smart Bear, I should be setting my sights on something big, not this. I’m sure people said similar things to Heather when she joined as our CEO.

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GAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While mentors are there to guide you, giving encouragement, advice, and constructive strategies that help move you and your company forward, the purpose of an investor meeting is for you, a startup founder, to sell your vision in a way that demonstrates how that vision manifests itself in your company, your products, and the services you’re building with the ultimate aim of receiving financial buy-in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In the end, you become a better person, you just learn a lot and grow.” – Hugo Salinas Gonzalez, Q-Ver Construction , EO Monterrey. Every year, a group of EO members convenes in northwest Nevada, USA, at dEOxidized, one of the hundreds of theme camps at Burning Man.

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GAN

MAY 29, 2019

What I love about these rhythms is that they get all of us in a practice of hearing constructive feedback consistently. This kind of de-escalation of emotions tied to hearing critique (even constructive critique) helps make everything feel less personal and like a much smaller deal, which it usually is. I help run two different businesses: GAN and GAN Ventures. At GAN, Dani runs the day-to-day operations as the company’s COO.

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Dream It

APRIL 29, 2019

On Construction Technology Over 1.5 On Fundraising News Prefab construction startup Dvele raised $14M to build single family homes. Our UrbanTech News Roundup is one of the features in our bi-weekly newsletter.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

It was encouraging to see lots of young people downtown, and also a considerable amount of construction cranes?—?both 30 days. 7,667 miles. 26 states. This summer, Jean Case and I took an RV on a trip across America.

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TechStars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In 2019 thus far, there have already been 14 Techstars Startup Weekends across Bhutan in 10 cities, around themes like education, HealthTech, FinTech, AR/VR, IoT, and construction. How does a country go from lifting a national ban on television in 1999 to nurturing tech startups in 2019?

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

While certain categories such as coworking, alternative accommodations, “ibuying”, brokerage, and construction (among others) have adorned the front pages of leading media outlets, we are still very much in the early innings of innovation in the space.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 28, 2019

It is wise to ask this question directly and to expect a solid and well-constructed answer. But only if you are not clear on how to make the correct partner selection. Written by Mike Scott, co-founder and CEO of NONA , a software development studio based in South Africa.

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TechStars

JUNE 26, 2019

David: Even the day is a completely artificial construct, as you know. . How has the Give First podcast been going? David and Brad reflect on their initial forays into podcast hosting, and come to the conclusion that, while they’re still learning, their guests are amazing. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Cross Laminated Timber (or CLT for short) is a structural building material that can replace concrete and steel in new building construction. I wrote about CLT back in April and mentioned that the Gotham Gal and I are in the process of making two CLT buildings right now. The paper version of the New York Times has an excellent op-ed today that explains why making buildings out of wood is much better for our climate than making them out of concrete and steel.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

If your prices seem high, it is your responsibility to explain them and provide your reasoning, such as their quality and construction. Leaders should regularly encourage praise when deserved and provide constructive feedback when necessary. By Ana Gonzalez.

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Revolution

JANUARY 7, 2019

As we shift from the app-centric Second Wave and focus on some of the most fundamental aspects of daily life, the “ask for forgiveness, not permission” approach will begin to give way to constructive engagement between innovators and policymakers.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 12, 2019

PlanGrid makes mobile construction productivity software. 00:15 – How Tracy got into the construction industry. Tracy Young is a cofounder and the CEO of PlanGrid. They were acquired by Autodesk in 2018 and were part of YC’s Winter 2012 batch. Kat Manalac is a Partner at YC. You can find Tracy on Twitter @Tracy_Young and Kat is @KatManalac. Topics. 2:20 – What convinced Tracy and her cofounders to build PlanGrid? 3:00 – Finding a technical cofounder.

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FundersClub

JUNE 30, 2017

" EquipmentShare is the most well-funded construction tech startup in Missouri, which has seen 5% of total US construction tech deals, in " New Build: Construction Tech Deal Pace Slows Slightly After Steady Rise. FundersClub Portfolio News.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 10, 2019

Joel Marz with Efficient Nomad is providing the architectural design, engineering, and construction of custom, unique, and economical, single family homes.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 22, 2019

Maybe there is more thermostat swapping going on outside of those “construction” moments than I would expect. My colleague Dani sent me this chart last week: I believe this is more or less a proxy for smart wifi-enabled thermostats in the US.

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TechStars

JULY 3, 2019

Vita, based in Denver and Seattle, is pioneering new, innovative hardware solutions for daily safety challenges in aerospace, construction and other dangerous industries.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 21, 2019

ERIE, PA – At a standing-room only event held at Room 33 in downtown Erie, two winners were announced in Ben Franklin’s BIG IDEA StARTup Contest.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

but instead Airbnb was seen as an active proponent of expanded affordable housing construction. The headlines in the tech and startup world have not been good over the last couple of years. As it turns out, the “move fast in break things” culture was itself pretty broken—full of discrimination and harassment. On top of that, the rise of tech is exacerbating wealth inequality, creating some serious data privacy issues, and allowing hate and misinformation to grow rampant on its platforms.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

But, if you still end up getting stuck with an unhelpful board member, the best way to handle this is to first meet 1:1 and share that feedback, constructively (not unlike running a feedback meeting with your peers or direct reports). With special contributions from Nic Dardenne. One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?”

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Onevest

APRIL 27, 2015

Inspired by the innovativeness of the local musicians in South Africa, Bohemian Guitars are constructed using old oil cans and recyclable materials.

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TechStars

JUNE 11, 2019

Even in boat construction, you hire the best people you can. McCann, serial entrepreneur and Managing Director of Pioneer Square Labs, has sailed in two America’s Cups. How are sailing and startups alike? explains. David Cohen was super excited when he realized that T.A.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 2, 2019

45:46 – How to Deliver Constructive Feedback in Difficult Situations – [link]. We’ve cut down the fifth week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First a lecture from Kirsty Nathoo. Kirsty is a partner and CFO of YC. Her lecture focuses on the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can avoid making them. Then a lecture from Kevin Hale.

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

There has to be a mutual respect between founders and investors, each knowing their role in the startup and willing to build constructive relationships throughout.

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FundersClub

JUNE 1, 2017

" Harry Stebbings of The Twenty Minute VC chats with Brian Ascher of Venrock on how both founders & GPs should construct their pitch, why VCs are eternal optimists, and what makes the best post-investment VC/founder relationship in " 20VC with Brian Ascher of Venrock.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The Business of Integrity blog covers CIPE’s anti-corruption programming, shares the perspectives of CIPE’s partners around the world, and discusses how the private sector can take a constructive role in combatting corruption.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Spreadsheets and word processors are horizontally-focused products; construction industry calculators and scriptwriting programs are vertically-focused. A vertical market is one in which all of your customers are in one particular industry, regardless of where in the food chain they are.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This is where it’s important to check yourself and be confident about what you bring to the table, while being objective and constructive about where you need some advice, a system, or training to help you perform better. Being a founder means showing confidence. It’s nearly impossible to fundraise, hire, or lead without it—but at the same time, founders don’t know everything.

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