Wed.Jun 19, 2019

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What I’ve Learned From 20 Years as an EO Member

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 1988, Randy Nelson was one of the founding members of the Raleigh-Durham chapter of EO. He remained a member for nearly 20 years and recently transitioned to an EO Strategic Partner (SAP) in 2018. Randy is a graduate of EO Birthing of Giants (now known as EO Entrepreneurial Masters Program ) and EO/London Business School program. . Randy has helped many EO members with his transformational and thought-provoking ideas.

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Jeremy Rossman of Make School on Income Share Agreements and the Future of College

Y Combinator

Jeremy Rossman is the cofounder of Make School. Make School is a college for computer science headquartered in San Francisco. Make School students don’t pay until they have a job after graduation. They were part of YC’s Winter 2012 batch. You can find Jeremy on Twitter @jeremyrossmann. Topics. 00:05 – What is Make School? 00:45 – How is their intensive track different than a traditional college course load?

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Information Flow: Essentials of Venture Capital Fund Reporting [Part III]

The Seraf Compass

In Part I of this article we discussed the importance of reporting for early stage funds and what information a fund manager needs to properly track performance. In Part II we addressed the most critical metrics used to measure performance, what information should be included when sending reports to LPs, and how to best communicate with investors. But how are impact funds different?

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The Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Last year, during its annual “crypto week”, our portfolio company Cloudflare shipped an IPFS gateway. I wrote about that then. This year, they have shipped an Ethereum gateway. It is great to see a very large Internet infrastrcuture provider build and ship crypto gateways. If you are a small developer looking to create decentralized applications, having a web-scale provider offering IPFS and Ethereum gateways is really helpful.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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[OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson says he’s wowed by Israel

OurCrowd

On the Tower of David Museum’s roof in Jerusalem Watson got a short briefing Thursday on Israeli high-tech from Jonathan Medved, the CEO of OurCrowd, a leading Israeli equity crowdfunding platform that has an investment fund for sports tech. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson says he’s wowed by Israel appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[DouxMatok in Globes] Israeli sugar reduction company DouxMatok raises $22m

OurCrowd

Israeli sugar reduction company DouxMatok has announced the completion of a $22 million financing round. DouxMatok has developed sugar that is sweeter than the existing sugar in the market, making it possible to reduce the amount of sugar in food. Read more here. The post [DouxMatok in Globes] Israeli sugar reduction company DouxMatok raises $22m appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Mattermost's $50M Series B

Tomasz Tunguz

Just a few months ago, we partnered with Mattermost and led the Series A. We believe that open source applications will be an important part of the future of software because of their security, lower costs of customer acquisition and the flexibility they offer customers. Today, Mattermost is announcing a $50M Series A from Y Combinator Continuity and Battery.

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[The Bouqs in Forbes] Plant Delivery Services for People Who Prefer Greens Over Florals

OurCrowd

The Bouqs Co. is another excellent choice for plant delivery. From orchids to succulents to ivy and snake plants, this plant delivery service has it all — and ships nationwide. Read more here. The post [The Bouqs in Forbes] Plant Delivery Services for People Who Prefer Greens Over Florals appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[data.world in ZDNet] Data.world joins forces with Capsenta to bring knowledge graph-based data management to the enterprise

OurCrowd

Data.world connects data and people. That was the gist of our coverage of data.world’s release of its enterprise platform about a year ago. Read more here. The post [data.world in ZDNet] Data.world joins forces with Capsenta to bring knowledge graph-based data management to the enterprise appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.