Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
AUGUST 5, 2019
YLAI Network members Juliana Nieva de Castillo from Tucumán, Argentina and Julio César Bueno Cruz from Cali, Colombia illustrate two forms of social innovation and community support through unique business concepts. Recycling and Design. Juliana Nieva de Castillo created Ecomué Diseño Sustentable, a business that designs and builds furniture out of recycled materials.
OurCrowd
AUGUST 5, 2019
OurCrowd, the $1.5 billion Israeli crowd-funding venture capital firm backed by rich-lister RAdek Sali, is in active discussions with local superannuation funds about backing its new technology focused international impact investment fund. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Australian] Israeli fund taps super to invest for impact appeared first on OurCrowd.
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Y Combinator
AUGUST 5, 2019
Back when YC was getting started about 10 years ago, Paul Graham wrote some essays that predicted the way startup fundraising would change in the next decade – accurately, it turns out. In short, Paul Graham predicted that there would be way more startups, that they’d be cheaper to start, that new kinds of investors would fund them, that founders would be more technical, and that founders would keep control of their companies.
Tomasz Tunguz
AUGUST 5, 2019
Earlier this year, I read Algorithms to Live By, a book that explains how to use insights from computer science in daily life. One of the rules is the 37% rule. It’s an important rule because it’s broadly applicable. But I had forgotten about it until I listened to the author on the Software Engineering Daily podcast. The 37% rule says that if you have a decision to make, you should spend 37% of the amount of time you have.
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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category
AUGUST 5, 2019
Discover how Todd Johnson developed his multiple revenue streams. and how he helps others do the same.
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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category
AUGUST 5, 2019
Great words of advice from a serial entrepreneur who loves to build things.
GCUC
AUGUST 5, 2019
In every facebook group, forum, contact form and unconference- Coworking and childcare comes up. While most of us agree that it is needed and the next step in the “co” niche movement- there is a real lack of information around it. Out of our own curiosity, we polled some of the founders in our international circle that have or are building spaces with child care offerings to get their take on it all.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
AUGUST 5, 2019
Dos miembros de la Red YLAI apoyan a sus comunidades a través de negocios innovadores. Juliana Nieva de Castillo de Tucumán, Argentina y Julio César Bueno Cruz de Cali, Colombia muestran dos formas distintas de innovación social y apoyo comunitario. . Reciclaje y diseño. Juliana Nieva de Castillo de Tucumán creyó Ecomué Diseño Sustentable, un emprendimiento de diseño y fabricación de muebles a partir del reciclaje de residuos.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
AUGUST 5, 2019
One of the unique things about early stage investing is the ability (and in my view, the need) to continue to invest in the companies for multiple rounds of investment. Late stage, public market, private equity, real estate, and most other popular forms of investing typically involve a single or a time limited series of investments. But at USV, we typically will make four to six investments in a “name” over five to seven years.
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OurCrowd
AUGUST 5, 2019
‘Hundreds of subtle signs’ are used by BioCatch software to spot a victim of online fraud being duped. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in The Times of Israel] Israeli startup targets phone scammers with new biometric trap appeared first on OurCrowd.
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