A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The post I wrote yesterday generated a lot of discussion. I followed it on Twitter and engaged with much of it there. One of the best things about writing is all of the feedback you get. It helps to sharpen your arguments and also makes you rethink them too. Here are some of the takeaways: Some readers interpreted the post as arguing for only investing in high gross margin businesses.
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The post Not Attending Smart Hustle 2019 Conf appeared first on SmartHustle.com with Ramon Ray - freelance, small business, entrepreneur education.
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Continuations
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
In Aristotle’s theory of the mean, every virtue lies between two vices on either extreme. For example, courage lies between cowardice (a lack of courage) and rashness (an excess of courage). The general idea that there are failure modes in either direction is a useful one to consider, including when discussing inequality. This was brought to mind when I saw Josh Wolfe’s tweet , making fun of Bernie Sanders for being an 0.1%-er on Twitter with over 9 million followers.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The leadership experts at Franklin Covey have released the essential guide to transforming into the great manager your team deserves. From Scott Jeffrey Miller with Todd Davis and Victoria Roos Olsson, Everyone Deserves a Great Manager provides the support and strategies you need to be a better leader. With permission from Simon & Schuster, Inc., we share an excerpt from the chapter, “Creating a Culture of Feedback.” How many of us can remember the exact moment we received some d
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Dream It
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
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GCUC
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The past week has been a whirlwind to say the least. Austin to London and back again in only 7 days. We had such a blast at the second ever GCUC UK and couldn’t be happier with the turn out. This year was even bigger and better- while we saw some familiar faces and returning vets but there were also lots of new friends in the room. We discussed everything from profitability, Wework, best known methods and even private islands.
Tomasz Tunguz
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Over the weekend, there was quite a bit of press about the challenged state of startup IPOs this year. I was curious about the real trends in share prices, so I gathered the data on some of the more salient IPOs. The chart above shows 11 IPOs at different points in their life cycles. The leftmost column is the price of the shares at IPO, followed by the share price on the first day close, followed by Friday’s price.
Derek Sivers
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
When you experience someone else’s genius work , a little part of you feels, “That’s what I could have, would have, and should have done!”. Someone else did it. You didn’t. They fought the resistance. You gave in to distractions. They made it top priority. You said you’d get to it some day. They took the time. You meant to. When this happens, you can take it two ways: You could let that part of you give up.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Enter Kenna Security, a predictive cybersecurity startup that uses data science to deliver risk-based vulnerability management across your infrastructure and applications. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in Tech Startups] Cybersecurity startup Kenna Security secures $48 million to help organizations predict and prevent future cyber attacks using risk-based vulnerability management appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
“Kenna Security has led risk-based vulnerability management and is the first company to bring truly predictive and proactive capabilities to this market,” said Elefant. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in GlobeNewswire] Kenna Security Raises $48 Million to Revolutionize the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Market appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The BriefCam platform quickly and efficiently retrieves recorded video directly from Geutebrück’s servers using the MIPS SDK. Read more here. The post [BriefCam in Security Sales & Integration] Geutebrück VMS Integrated With BriefCam Video Content Analytics appeared first on OurCrowd.
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