EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 21, 2020

On Tuesday, I led a National Association of Development Organizations webinar on the topic of “The Long and Winding Road to Economic Recovery.” A recording of that session, and copy of my presentation, is now available here. Please be forewarned of an audio glitch (from minute 41:30 to 43.10). My presentation made a big pitch about investing in infrastructure, especially broadband, and lo-and-behold, my power at home went out at this point in the event.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of six new members to the Investor Advisory Committee. Christopher Mirabile, Launchpad Venture Group and ACA Chair Emeritus, was among the new members. “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Angel Capital Association and the voice of all early stage investors as part of the vital work of the Investor Advisory Committee.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 21, 2020

My colleague Matt Cynamon told our partnership last week that the number of jobs on the USV job board had declined from 1,553 to 871 in the past month. So we suggested he share that data and some observations on the USV blog. He did that yesterday. Here is the chart of open jobs on the USV job board: [link]. A large number of those 871 open jobs are in a handful of larger USV portfolio companies that are leaning into this moment to build their teams.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved related that Jerusalem is so much “in the trend” of global innovation that it has “moved into its rightful slot as a major part of Israel’s, and onto the world’s, tech scene.”. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in Cleaveland Jewish News] Tech giants tell Jerusalem Day narrative of the capital’s thriving startup ecosystem appeared first on OurCrowd.

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GCUC

MAY 21, 2020

We’ve been on lots of calls and these are some of the things we have heard from operators around the globe that we feel. The post 8 Things you should be doing right now… appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Berkonomics

MAY 21, 2020

Assuming that a corporate whistle-blower is not tooting about you individually, such a class of people have been granted protections under the law and serve a function that needs to be acknowledged. Motive of the whistle-blower. First, the assumption is that such a person is not making his or her gesture for personal profit, but to give proper notice that there is something illegal going on within the company that the person cannot accept and must tell someone about.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

DailyPay, a U.S.-based SaaS fintech, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s “Funding our Future” alliance of organizations dedicated to making a secure retirement possible for all Americans. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in Crowdfund Insider] U.S. Fintech DailyPay Joins Forces With the Bipartisan Policy Center’s “Funding Our Future” Alliance appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

Meanwhile, Airobotics is pursuing a very different business model with industrial drones. It has also picked up a significant amount of money since we last covered this startup in 2016, with total funding at $108.1 million. Read more here. The post [Airobotics in sUAS News] Airobotics Receives World’s First Approval to Fly Automated, Commercial Drones Above a Major Metropolis, Flies Above Singapore appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

Bram Meijer, Marketing Director EMEA at Beyond Meat has told Food Ingredients First that Beyond Meat is “making adjustments to increase accessibility across retail and continuing our march on cost-reduction within our production process and supply chain. Our supply chain is very nascent – we are just getting started.”. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Vegconomist] Beyond Meat Increases Production as COVID 19 Steers Consumers Away From Meat appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston is the first to adopt Dreamed Diabetes in Texas. Read more here. The post [DreaMed in KSAT] Doctor visits become obsolete for diabetic patients amid COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MAY 21, 2020

Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages, startups are offering hundreds of new jobs. The number of vacant positions at OurCrowd’s portfolio companies has risen to 350, with 90 new job vacancies added since the start of April, 41 of them in Israel. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in The The Times of Israel] Not all gloom: OurCrowd portfolio companies seek 350 employees appeared first on OurCrowd.

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