HPA

AUGUST 9, 2019

This is the final article in a three-part series on the benefits of giving all startup employees equity. See the first piece here and the second one here. A year after I moved to Chicago, I attended a women’s networking event, where an employee of a recently-acquired startup entered the room. Folks were excited to see her, congratulating her on the exciting news and asking questions about what life was like post-acquisition.

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GCUC

AUGUST 9, 2019

Today is the day to celebrate the fact that we are all part of something far greater than ourselves. Locally and globally, we are a community of forward thinkers, innovators and game changers paving the way for the future of work. This is big-time stuff, if you really think about it. We, the coworking peeps of the world, are fundamentally shifting the way all workspaces are seen and structured.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2019

When we asked EO members what they’ve learned from being a parent and an entrepreneur, we heard from J essica Honegger of EO Dallas , the founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection. She revealed how she strives for success in both work and home life. “One thing I’ve learned about entrepreneurship and parenting? It’s that starting a business is basically akin to having another baby.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 9, 2019

Last month our portfolio company Kickstarter invited project creators to “ break conventions, but not our rules ” and create campaigns that were different from the traditional Kickstarter campaign. There are 99 “break Kickstarter” campaigns live on the platform now and I featured one of them last week. But there are many more super interesting and creative campaigns.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2019

Kate Bradley Chernis is the founder of Lately , an AI-powered social media marketing company. She wasn’t always a marketing guru, in fact she started out as an XM Radio DJ. But she wasn’t feeling fulfilled in the radio industry. Kate was tired of not getting credit for her work and felt really frustrated. She moved to another company but was having the same kind of problems.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 9, 2019

Google’s Chrome OS isn’t available for consumers to install, so I went with the next best thing, Neverware’s CloudReady Chromium OS. It looks and feels nearly identical to Chrome OS, but can be installed on just about any laptop or desktop, Windows or Mac. Read more here. The post [Neverware in CNet] How to turn your old, slow laptop into an awesome Chromebook for your kids appeared first on OurCrowd.

OurCrowd

AUGUST 9, 2019

The Virgin Hyperloop test pod is going on tour. The XP-1 pod will make stops in Ohio, Kansas and Texas over the next few months to show off this futuristic form of transportation. We spoke to Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One about the company’s plans for the future. Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in Cheddar] CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One Talks Hyperloop’s Tour Across the Country appeared first on OurCrowd.

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