Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. Unfortunately, without a solid grasp of how capital — in its many different forms — can influence a business, too many founders make decisions early on in their companies that have unintended consequences down the line.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2023

Image: Created by author To keep close to the startup community, I chat with founders often. I’ll frequently get asked about what growth is, how you apply it to startups, and when you should focus on it. So to help with those conversations, I put together a quick “Growth 101” doc to answer some of the most common questions I get from founders. As a side benefit, my parents might have some idea of what I actually do for work.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 20, 2023

The post-Covid surge in venture capital pushed valuations & activity to record breaking heights. Since then, investing activity dropped precipitously. When a collapse follows a surge, mean reversion suggests behavior should revert to a reasonable baseline. By building a linear model we can hazard a guess of when that might be. The blue line shows actual Seed, A, & B activity by quarter.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The tally of recognized startups and acquisitions, burgeoning to 84,012 in 2022 from a mere 452 in 2016, is a testament to the positive impact of investment incentives and simplified business regulations, as highlighted by the Economic Survey 2022-23.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2023

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, Amazon announced that it’ll begin tapping generative AI to “enhance” product reviews.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

Investing in someone is primarily a business relationship. It doesn’t mean you don’t develop a personal affinity – it’s best when you do! – but creating an enduring bond transcends the question of founder:VC dynamics and is often not even directly correlated with economic outcome. Our participation in Anchor ( later acquired by Spotify ) generated both a return and a friendship between us and the founders.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

How Azibo’s Vikas Gupta is on a Mission to Streamline Property Management for Independent Real Estate Investors I had the pleasure of interviewing Vikas Gupta the CEO of Azibo , a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Prior to Azibo, he was the founder at Nodabl, an HR-tech SaaS startup. Before that, Vikas ran product and strategy for The Baby Box Co, a Series A digital education platform for expecting parents.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 18, 2023

19 Strategies for Managing Risk in a Startup In this article, we explore nineteen different strategies for managing risk in startups, shared by founders, CEOs, and other industry professionals. From adopting the “Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs” strategy to avoiding risky investments, these insights offer a wealth of knowledge for any entrepreneur looking to navigate the uncertain waters of startup success.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. Through a joint announcement, the entities unveiled their intention to combine conventional bank credit with venture capital investment, all while ensuring minimal eq

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

In this week’s edition of The Interchange, we touch on the resilience of BaaS in a sometimes messy fintech space, earnings highlights, and much more. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here. It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

What advice would you give your past self? I recently caught up with a friend who’d founded a company. He was at a low point: overwhelmed, sleep deprived, stressed… I listened, nodded, and said, “I remember those days.” And I do remember them. It took years before my startup Anchor began to gain real traction. There were sleepless nights and drastic pivots, crashed servers and bad bugs.

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Revolution

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the following series, I’ll examine the current status of “work” and how it impacts lives — from where people are moving to how they are spending their time — and various business models that support these new habits. First up: Where are people spending their time now compared to pre-pandemic? For decades, most people’s existence revolved around a 9-to-5 workday with a lengthening two-way commute, (hopefully) bookended by some family time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 17, 2023

How Entrepreneurs Can Create Meaningful Impact through Philanthropy, Part II A three-part series showing alternative paths to the traditional model of making a boatload of money at all costs and then giving it away. Read Part I: Run Your Non-Profit Like A Start-Up. Contributed to EO by Brandon Hatton , an EO member in Miami and the founder and CEO of Conscious Wealth , which helps its clients live abundant, intentional lives.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 10, 2023

Young people across the Americas are brimming with creativity, diversity, and potential. As we move toward a more inclusive hemisphere that embraces the value of marginalized communities, we must also be honest about the history that has prevented marginalized groups from enjoying the full benefits of growing, dynamic economies. Nurturing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our communities fosters belonging, improves livelihoods, and creates the conditions for prosperity and opp

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Startup Island TAIWAN, an initiative backed by Taiwan’s National Development Council, recently joined forces with domestic venture capitalists and listed companies to present a significant event showcasing the prowess of Taiwanese digital tech startups.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Unparalleled contrasts have marked the last decade and a half — from the devastating plunge of a major housing crash to the soaring heights of the longest bull market and the unforeseen havoc of a global pandemic. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Alexander Osterwalder and the team at Strategizer published a small eBook chock-full of best practices on corporate innovation called From Innovation Theater to Growth Engine. Ahead of the book they also released a set of videos explaining some of the concepts. Strategizer is likely one of the top innovation consultants out there. They don’t build the innovations, but they do teach you how to find, vet, and manage a portfolio of innovative ideas.

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Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 8, 2023

How to Lead Through Uncertainty and Change Navigating uncertainty and change is a common challenge for startup leaders. To shed light on this, we’ve gathered ten insightful strategies from CEOs and Founders. From embracing agility amidst market shifts to planning for the long game, these leaders share their experiences and lessons learned in successfully steering their startups through uncertain times.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fast money, big dreams, and never-ending hustle. That’s what entrepreneurship is all about, right? I take a different view. To me, entrepreneurship is about more than making a quick buck. It’s about building something that lasts. Something that makes a difference in the world. At age 21, I took control of the debt-burdened family business my parents started many years earlier.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 1, 2023

SPEEDRUN began with a simple question: how can we support the best gaming founders at the earliest stages of their journey? Our answer was to craft a bespoke accelerator for the gaming industry. We invested in all 32 companies from … The post Announcing SPEEDRUN 2024: Accelerating Games x Tech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 17, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Korean education technology , known as ‘K-Edu Tech,’ is gaining attention on the global stage. Incorporating coding training, book reading, and AR education technology, this innovative content is making a mark among learners in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.

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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Before founding dipp , Jennifer Chen and Mikhail Abramov spent 15 years working as art directors in New York City. During that time, Chen says they realized that the marketing, sales and design process have stayed the same, despite new technology and tools being introduced to the market, and is often riddled with bottlenecks. “Salespeople have sales needs, they communicate with the marketing team and then once the marketing team has a direction they brief a designer, then the designer goes back

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 23, 2023

One of my favorite startups to have backed was a travel company called Noken. You answered a few basic questions about travel preferences, like pace, the fanciness of the hotel, etc., and then BOOM they sent you a link to an app with your whole trip, completely booked, with a map driven itinerary and a text concierge available to make last minute changes, etc.

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The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 23, 2023

In Part I of this article we talked about the challenges and responsibilities General Partners face managing a fund. Now let's take a closer look at the time commitment involved when you're ready to invest in a company, what's required when serving as a board director, and how GPs should handle communications with their LPs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2023

Designing a results-driven marketing strategy is an essential priority for business leaders who want to stay competitive. As Gartner noted in a 2022 report , about half of CEOs planned to push growth. And it’s impossible to expand or scale without a well-executed marketing plan. But it can be tough to do it alone. That’s why so many companies — including 90% of smaller companies — outsource their most pressing marketing needs , like graphic design, copywriting, and video production.

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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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