Thu.Mar 19, 2020

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Correlation and Market Meltdowns

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

On the first episode of Howard’s new podcast , his guest said, “in panics, all assets are correlated.” I suspect that is true to some extent. When bad news hits, I have seen traders sell quickly, get to cash, and then take some time to evaluate the situation before acting on the news. That is true of a company missing its quarter, a sudden management change, and many other forms of bad news.

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RVI’s first virtual angel group meeting a success, here is how we did it

Paul G. Silva

The River Valley Investors angel group just ran our first virtual meeting today. In case anything we learned can be valuable, below is a copy of a blog post we just published on our blog showing what we did to make it work. I know several other groups already ran virtual, so I’d love to hear any other best practices people have patched together.

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Our Vision and Call for Collaboration in the Face of COVID-19

Impact Hub

At a truly unsettling time, the Impact Hub network believes that our responsibility for one another should override our fear! . COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Until some weeks ago, you had probably never heard of it. Fast-forward to today and it is dominating the headlines, leaving question marks hanging over your daily routines and wellbeing and highlighting our interdependence across communities, borders and continents. .

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Six Startup Disciplines for Challenging Times

Tomasz Tunguz

I wrote earlier this week about estimating the impact to growth rates during this challenging time. Speaking with startups, I’ve collected a list of disciplines that are going to become very important in the next period. First, transparent communication. David Sacks wrote Happy Talk versus Hard Talk , which is an excellent post on how to communicate during a crisis.

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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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Do you even know what questions to ask?

Berkonomics

Great executives and managers seem to intuitively know what they don’t know. But it is not at all uncommon to not even know what questions to ask. Who would have thought about COVID 19 and public’s panic responses? Image credit: Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay. One week we all thought we had our responses dedicated to supply chain disruptions. By the next week it was protecting our associates and employees.

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Have a Great Product? Don't Be Afraid to Dismantle It to Build a Better One.

Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

The founders of VisitPay explain their step-by-step process for doing the impossible: making your healthcare bills make sense!

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Crowdcast Reap: Sales Strategies and Support during Covid-19

GCUC

In case you missed our sales strategies and support webinar here is the link to the replay and the notes we used to put. The post Crowdcast Reap: Sales Strategies and Support during Covid-19 appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[Portfolio companies in Forbes] Israeli Startups Join The Fight Against Coronavirus

OurCrowd

Many of the startups that can help defeat the coronavirus are based in Israel or are part of the portfolios of Israeli VCs. From diagnosis, mitigation, patient tracking, contamination prevention, and protecting medical staff, to education and exercise for the homebound. Read more here. The post [Portfolio companies in Forbes] Israeli Startups Join The Fight Against Coronavirus appeared first on OurCrowd.