TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

This week, GV General Partner (and TechCrunch alum) MG Siegler joined us on Extra Crunch Live for a far-ranging chat about what it takes to foster a good relationship between investor and startup, how portfolio management and investing has changed as the COVID-19 crisis drags on, and what Siegler expects will and won’t stick around in terms of changes in behavior in investment and entrepreneurship once the pandemic passes.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Some of the most groundbreaking products and services of the 21st century began as startups. Then, why is it that 90 percent of startups fail ? While those launching a startup business may have a compelling concept or business idea, it’s difficult to develop stable, predictable cash flows without some financial structure and organization. Establishing a budget at the very beginning of a new venture will ensure that you’re able to forecast profits over time and monitor spending habits as your bus

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The last business plan you’ll ever need. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 31, 2020

I remember reading the Netflix culture deck published in 2009 and feeling inspired. The words on the page resonated with me because they conveyed a logic and thoughtfulness not often underpinning cultural decisions broadly. They are brave because they don’t appeal to everyone. Reed Hastings' No Rules Rules delves one level deeper into the stories behind the deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Tools to help your business grow?—?Entrepreneur’s Handbook 3,2,1 Dispatch Hello everyone, welcome to our seventh bi-monthly dispatch to help you better navigate your business or start a new one. This 3,2,1 houses our 3 most viewed articles, 2 of our personal favorites, and 1 of our oldies but goodies that resonated with a lot of readers. 3 Most Read Articles My Proven Method: The Fastest Way To Grow a Passive Income Online Business by Jon Brosio Programmer Rejects $6 Billion, Gets Fired From His

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 31, 2020

$14 billion. That’s how much money was spent across federal and congressional races in 2020 and that’s not even counting local elections. Is it any wonder people are saying they’re tired of politics? Just today, I turned on the radio in the car and heard an add bashing a local politician that I know well. It was full of gloom and doom about New York City—a vision of crime and despair that just doesn’t reflect what’s actually happening here on the ground.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. Over the past few months the IPO market made it plain that some public investors were willing to pay more for growth-focused technology shares than private investors. We saw this in both strong tech IPO pricing — the value set on companies as they debut — and in resulting first-day valuations , which were often higher.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. Let’s think beyond Monday, for a minute, to the trends playing out in technology this coming decade. While humanity’s problems have never been greater, our tools have never been better. Here’s more, from Danny Crichton : The 2010s were all about executing on the dreams of mobile, cloud, and basic data.

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