Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A total of 233 EO-member companies were named to the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. 5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This is a theme I have come back to many times over the last decade but in the wake of all of the headlines about high profile founders, VCs, and companies leaving the bay area, I thought I would return to it. There is no question that the bay area is losing some talent to other markets but I don’t think that is anywhere near the most important thing.

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The moment of truth has arrived: it is time to close the round. The deal lead and founders worked hard together to line up investors, negotiate terms, work through deal documents and disclosure schedules, and track down every last detail of cap tables. As usual it took longer than expected, everyone is exhausted and the company needs the money urgently to make long-postponed investments in growth.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Even in a non-hell year, running a successful startup is a tremendous lift. After the events of 2020, however, no doubt many already lean businesses are hanging on by the skin of their teeth. For every company that saw increased interest in their offerings during the pandemic, there were several that simply couldn’t make it through the finish line. We’ve put this list together for several years now.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In early 2020 the entire world underwent a transformation. The planet was consumed by a pandemic that altered life as we knew it. Most of our normal routines changed immediately. At YC, like most businesses, we closed our offices. We were forced to rethink the end of our Winter 2020 batch and transformed its demo day to an online-only event. None of us knew how long the remote conditions would last, although we suspected it could be quite some time.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here’s what psychologists implement to improve team cohesion and maximize productivity. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Leaders want more efficient workplaces, and founders are in the unique position to set the cultural tone of their organization. When founders invest in their team, it results in greater cohesion, performance, and a more supportive atmosphere.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Michelle Zatlyn is the co-founder and COO of our former portfolio and now public company Cloudflare ( NYSE: NET ). In this conversation she did with the Gotham Gal a few weeks ago, she talks about how she and her co-founder Matthew decided to work on cybersecurity versus many other ideas they had. I love that they had the “would I be proud to work on this?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2020

If you’re are thinking about taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, you should avoid making common business mistakes and learn from thriving small business owners. Recently Ramon Ray hosted a small biz panel discussion, consisting of three successful small business owners. Ramon and guests discussed various aspects of running, growing, and surviving a small business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has reached an agreement with Uber to buy the ride-hailing firm’s self-driving unit in a complex deal that will value the combined company at $10 billion. Aurora is not paying cash for Uber ATG, a company that was valued at $7.25 billion following a $1 billion investment last year from Toyota, DENSO and SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

DoorDash is the first company that I’ve had the opportunity to follow all the way from YC application to IPO, so to celebrate I thought it would be fun and interesting to share what a great company like DoorDash looks like at the earliest stages. Meeting startups at the very start of their journey is one of my favorite parts about working at YC. By the time a company is successful enough to IPO, the many doubts and uncertainties of the early stage startup are largely forgotten, replaced with a h

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Over the last month or so, I’ve engaged in 100 conversations with female entrepreneurs on Instagram. I was expecting the conversations to skew toward established entrepreneurs, but I quickly learned that new businesses, started by women and minorities, are on the rise. And while many reports show that the pandemic has hit women in business particularly hard , the women I was meeting and networking with had, on the contrary, begun their businesses during the pandemic over the last two to six mont

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Let’s talk about the benefits of MVP Do you have an idea for a new product and want to build it? Great! So, you have motivation and enthusiasm but, unfortunately, that is not enough. There are a lot of examples of developing million-dollar products that no one wanted to use. Luckily, there is a way to avoid a failure?—?choose MVP development ! MVP is a crucial part of any startup development when it’s necessary to reduce as many risks as you can.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It is my tradition to end the year looking back and start the year looking forward. So today, I will write about 2020 in the context of tech/startups/VC/crypto. While it is inarguably the case that 2020 was a terrible year with a global pandemic, racial strife and ugly politics in the US, and an economic downturn that is impacting exactly the people who have already been hurt the most, it was an inflection point for the tech/startup/VC/crypto sectors and a very significant one.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Have you ever turned to YouTube.com to learn a new skill or how to level-up your appearance? You're not alone. Many people turn to this major video publisher to learn better techniques for everyday use. Joseph Andrew, co-founder of BluMaan.com , knew that there were men looking for better hair care products for their needs. Once he started building a community, he also learned they had a specific need he could fill.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn’t dampen investment in space startups. The space industry has enjoyed a honeymoon period with hundreds of startups popping up in the past five to seven years following SpaceX’s success.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Every year, I make a list of predictions and score last year’s predictions. 2020 is a year that defines the long tail events, twelve months in which black swan after black swan event seemed to hit the press. Each morning I held my breath as I checked the news wondering what headline could top yesterday’s bombshell. Here are my predictions for 2021.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Many people dream of being an entrepreneur. They envision their business as majorly successful; allowing them to make enormous wealth, be the boss, have the freedom to come and go as they please and work how and when they want. If only this were the reality, everyone would be an entrepreneur! Unfortunately, this is not the experience for most. Being an entrepreneur can be tremendously rewarding, but it is hard work.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The Series A round has become a serious milestone for startups, new data shows how to get it done. Created by DocSend By Russ Heddleston , Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend As a founder, you have many “firsts” to look forward to on your journey to entrepreneurial success?—?from finding the right partner to opening your first office space (be it a garage, WeWork or a less traditional virtual space ) to securing your first paying customer.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In the wake of the news yesterday that the FTC plus 46 states and a few other locales sued Facebook for being a monopoly, I want to, yet again, argue for a different, more modern, and more powerful regulatory approach to tech monopolies. I first posted this a year and a half ago , and have reposted it at least once since. There have been many calls to break up the large Internet monopolies; Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact. The fund raise required three in-person pitches, seven Zoom pitches and 30 Zoom calls before closing successfully in August.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Levin Bunz. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. During my five years with Global Founders Capital, Rocket Internet’s $1 billion VC arm, I saw more than a hundred of Rocket’s incubated companies attempt to internationalize.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you're thinking about ways to win your customers' trust, you should strictly consider safeguarding your customers' data. According to the latest survey conducted by CRM Essentials and commissioned by Zoho, 62% of small businesses don't inform customers that they are allowing tracking codes from third parties on their websites. What's more surprising is that most of these small businesses have customer data privacy policies enforced.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When you’re just getting started in a new business, what types of people do you need to attract to work alongside you? We studied that very challenge while researching our new book, “The Entrepreneur’s Faces.” We found that new ventures require radically different talents and skills. Yes, you need a great leader, but you also need to surround yourself with the right people and strategically build out your team in the crazy, early days.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Age isn't a barrier to having a successful business Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Main Event Entertainment is innovating to create solutions for the health of the business - and their customers.

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Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association 

PCI compliance can feel challenging and sometimes the result feels like you are optimizing more for security and compliance than you are for business outcomes. The key is to take the right strategy to PCI compliance that gets you both. In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization.

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