Mon.Jan 07, 2019

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What We Can Learn from the Biggest Tech Policy Mistakes of 2018

Revolution

2018 was a year filled with plenty of news to remind us of the importance of policy in the world of innovation. While much of the recent focus has been on Big Tech, it is becoming increasingly clear that more and more innovators, including startups, will need to think about policy implications as they grow and scale. In what I’ve called The Third Wave , the Internet will become ubiquitous and transform industries that are part of our everyday life including health care, transportation, education

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Why I Create a Vision Board Every Year—and How It Creates Impact for Me and My Team

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Katty Douraghy for EO. Katty is an EO San Francisco member and president of Artisan Creative , a staffing and recruitment agency for digital, creative and marketing talent. She is also the MyEO Families of EO Champion. Each January, I look forward to Artisan Creative’s first company-wide team meeting: The day we present our annual vision boards.

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Why Share Repurchases Create Large Opportunity Costs for Early Stage Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

In the public stock market, share repurchases/buybacks have reached more than $1 trillion in 2018 , a historic high. As the amount of private capital increases, share repurchases in startups are popping up. Typically, they are a very inefficient use of capital. A share repurchase occurs when the company uses cash on its balance sheet to buy shares from an existing shareholder, typically an employee or an early investor.