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17 Inspiring Recoveries: How Entrepreneurs Bounced Back from Crises

StartupNation

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions.

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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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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What areas need to be disrupted? We're entering another election year, and recent history has given us unprecedented access to information and interaction with our elected representatives. 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. Calendaring.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

When I came out of college LA Law was one of the most popular shows on TV and made being a lawyer sexy, so most of my peers made that career choice. They are frustrated by the past decade of subpar returns for the sector. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation.

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Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release

TechCrunch

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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Benefits of a Shared-Economy Business Model

Entrepreneurs' Organization

What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? If you’re not disrupting yourself someone else will be. Technology makes it easy to organize information and liquefy marketplaces. I’m always looking for new ways to innovate. How did you get your foot in the door for investing in companies like Lyft?