A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 1, 2019

Being a Knicks fan teaches you a lot about disappointment. At one point this spring, we thought we were going to get a couple top free agents and the first pick in the draft. We ended up with a lot less. Fortunately, I have learned a lot about disappointment in three decades of backing early-stage startups. Our business is one where a third of things we do don’t work out at all and another third deliver a lot less than we had hoped when we pulled the trigger.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 1, 2019

By Barbara Turnbull. In the past few years, it’s become alarmingly clear that misinformation — the spread of incorrect or misleading information — has significant negative impacts on society. From influencing the outcome of elections to increasing doubt about health care practices such as vaccine use, misinformation can be outright dangerous. Information platforms, especially social media like Facebook and WhatsApp, are saturated with misinformed articles and stories.

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UBI Global

JULY 1, 2019

The World Incubation Summit 2019 is taking place in Doha, Qatar this November 4 through 7, and here are the reasons we found most compelling when choosing the location for this year’s summit. In Doha, the global innovation community will gather for networking, education, and the announcement of the top-ranked programs according to The World […].

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 1, 2019

Por Bárbara Turnbull. En los últimos años, ha quedado claro de forma preocupante que la desinformación —la diseminación de información incorrecta o engañosa— tiene un gran impacto negativo en la sociedad. La desinformación puede ser realmente peligrosa: puede influir en el resultado de unas elecciones e incrementar las dudas sobre prácticas sanitarias como la vacunación.

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Haystack

JULY 1, 2019

Earlier this week, I tweeted a thought about the difference I see between blogging versus publishing: “ Publishing is when you draft a bunch of versions, have scores of people look at it, maybe a PR eye on it, etc. (often on Medium). Blogging is when you open up the CMS (usually on your own site) and just start typing and post it within 20-30 minutes. ” This made me think of other mediums.

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Impact Hub

JULY 1, 2019

WWF and Impact Hub join forces for the oceans. This blog post is part of a wider campaign aiming to share knowledge about environmental challenges within our communities. Plastics impact our lives daily — from being largely used for electronics, airbags, helmets, and protective gear to save lives to cups and even the clothes we wear. But the problem is that some forms of it are ‘downcycled’ and can never be used again. .

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

A Broward County-based organization announced a partnership with a robotics company and is seeking local seniors as volunteers to pair with a “proactive social companion,” robot for older adults, called ElliQ. Read more here. The post [Intuition Robotics in SunSentinel] Robotics company seeking volunteer seniors to test new ‘proactive social companion’ appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Continuations

JULY 1, 2019

Here is the text of a speech I gave at the 72nd Annual NYU Labor Conference , which this year was on AI and Automation. Unfortunately there is no recording - I stuck relatively closely to this, but didn’t read it. ———- Universal Basic Income: An Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to speak to this audience about Universal Basic Income.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

Israeli-based Taranis has partnered with The Climate Corporation to provide U.S., Brazilian, and Argentinian farmers two-way data connectivity. Read more here. The post [Taranis in Successful Farming] Taranis, the Climate Corporation Partnership Brings High-Resolution Aerial Imagery Data to Farmers appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

Argus Cyber Security, a global leader in automotive cyber security, upgraded its stand-alone Fleet Protection backend platform, and is now providing continuous live monitoring of both automotive and commercial aircraft fleets. Read more on PR Newswire here. The post [Argus in PR Newswire] Argus Fleet Protection Now Operational in Both Automotive and Commercial Aircraft Fleets appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

February 13, 2020 in Jerusalem. The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit will again host the startup world in Jerusalem, as it gathers for a week of incredible events. The Summit is the fastest-growing tech conference in the world and will be the largest business event in Israel’s history. Last year over 18,000 people from 189 countries registered to attend, as entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, investors and others came to the Innovation Nation to meet, learn, do business – a

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