Venture Well
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Tom Katona had been thinking quite a bit about a simple question. An assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, The post how collaboration can improve entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Every year, a group of EO members convenes in northwest Nevada, USA, at dEOxidized, one of the hundreds of theme camps at Burning Man. For the uninitiated, Burning Man—a temporary, pop-up community of 70,000 people with a commitment to decommodification and gifting —may seem like the antithesis of typical entrepreneurial pursuits. Look a little closer, though, and it makes perfect sense.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. As I was trying to figure out the role I wanted to play in the VC world I decided I wanted to focus on businesses that were building deeply technical products to solve problems for business users.
500
OCTOBER 25, 2019
The following is an excerpt from 500’s CVC report. How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
The Seraf Compass
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Great ideas are a dime a dozen. Living in the Boston/Cambridge area, we are surrounded by some of the most innovative researchers in the world working at institutions like MIT and Harvard. I’m pretty confident when I say, in Boston, hardly a day goes by when some graduate student or professor doesn’t invent a new product, discover a new molecule or create a cool app.
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Venture Well
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Frightened to fail? Face your fears! Download a free stress test to identify your startup's vulnerabilities and brainstorm contingency plans. The post Startup Horror Stories: Scary Situations Entrepreneurs Can Avoid With Stress Tests appeared first on VentureWell.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Photo courtesy of George Evans. “As soon as we control where awareness goes we control where energy flows. As soon as we control where energy is flowing we control what is manifesting in our life. And we need willpower and our powers of concentration to direct awareness.”. ?Dandapani. Dandapani , a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and former monk, is a highly rated speaker at multiple EO chapter learning events where he teaches entrepreneurs how to focus their minds to achieve greater success.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
OCTOBER 23, 2019
By Amanda Hinojosa, Howard University. Hiring decisions are key decisions that can have a lasting impact on an organization. Choosing who to offer a job to is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Though most managers recognize the importance of this choice, many do not take the necessary steps to ensure they are making a well-informed choice during selection.
500
OCTOBER 4, 2019
If 500 has learned one thing from investing in over 75 countries, it’s the importance of placing bets in all the right founders and helping build ecosystems for them to thrive in. 500 is a firm believer of the idea that talent can be found everywhere, but you have to understand where that talent is and what unique challenges they are going to face in their region.
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The Seraf Compass
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Angel investing started to break into the mainstream in popular American culture in the early 2000s. It started with stories of individuals striking it rich from investments in companies like eBay, Yahoo, PayPal and Google. Silicon Valley garnered most of the headlines, but angel investors increased their activity in other technology centers such as Boston and Seattle and eventually San Diego, Austin and New York.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Pacing in a VC fund context is how much capital the firm is investing in a given period and tracking that over time. I don’t think a VC firm should manage to a pacing number. It should manage to the opportunity set that it sees. But I think pacing is a great thing to track in the rearview mirror. I like to look at investment pace by quarter and year.
Venture Well
OCTOBER 1, 2019
We continue our series highlighting educators within the VentureWell network who are doing good work—faculty members who are catalyzing change in higher education and inspiring. The post Faculty Spotlight: Richard Niesenbaum from Muhlenberg College appeared first on VentureWell.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Written by Susan James, co-founder, self-discovery trainer and coach at Self Discovery Life Mastery. Susan James will be among the experts featured during EO 24/7 , a weeklong virtual learning event during which we reimagine what it means to be truly significant in this ever-changing world as entrepreneurs, leaders and individuals. EO 24/7 will take place 18–23 November 2019.
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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.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
OCTOBER 30, 2019
By Liliana López-Jiménez, Ph.D. / Business Professor at Universidad Externado de Colombia. Young professionals are bound to encounter ethical challenges quite early in their lives in the workforce. Unfortunately, in most cases, their families, schools, and universities have not prepared them well enough to stand up to unethical requests with integrity.
Revolution
OCTOBER 29, 2019
When Revolution first started the Rise of the Rest Road Trip in 2014, our goal was simply to provide greater visibility for entrepreneurs?—?and the individuals and organizations that support them?—?in cities like Detroit, Indianapolis, Denver, New Orleans, Chattanooga, and Phoenix. But our team didn’t stop there. Because the more cities we visited, the more we became convinced that there were amazing companies scaling in these cities led by dedicated and diverse founders who, despite the viabili
500
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Felix Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Back Office, a human-assisted AI platform and bookkeeping service for companies and consultants. In an interview with Nathan Beckord on Foundersuite’s “How I Raised It” podcast he shared how 500 Startups was instrumental in the early growth of BackOffice. Below is an excerpt of his interview. I believe founders have superpowers.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Back in June I wrote about a company we recently invested in called Helium. Helium is creating a decentralized low power and low bandwidth wireless network for the exploding number of smart devices out in the world. We got our hotspot yesterday and I connected it this morning and we are now providing bandwidth in Manhattan and earning Helium tokens as a result.
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Venture Well
OCTOBER 16, 2019
From using renewable energy sources to minimizing packaging waste, early-stage innovators can find ways to lessen their environmental footprint. The post how startups can lessen their environmental footprint appeared first on VentureWell.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Robert Glazer is a member of EO Boston and the CEO of Acceleration Partners , a leading independent affiliate management agency with 160 employees. The company was honored with Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019. The Employees’ Choice Awards program relies solely on the input of employees, who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor.
Haystack
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Those of us in the early-stage tech ecosystem by now well know that saying “there are a LOT of seed and new startups” is a gross understatement. It feels like a tsunami of deal flow , and for me, I’ve outlined how I pay attention to inbound flow in terms of what gets priority. And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. all together) combined with the culture of “demo days,” in-person gatherings wher
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
OCTOBER 23, 2019
“More and more, leaders are being held responsible in their organization,” says Ann Skeet, Senior Director for Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Ann guides programs in leadership, business, and social sector ethics, and researches, writes, and speaks about the ethical dilemmas of leaders. She understands the impact that a leader’s value and character have on the livelihood of their organization and the employees within it.
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Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 9, 2019
E-commerce is booming. You can even do your grocery shopping online. If there was ever a time to jump on the e-commerce bandwagon , it’s now and doing so just got even easier. A successful e-commerce business can take many forms. Businesses are selling their products on platforms like Amazon, Etsy, Shopify , and more with resounding success. The benefits of selling products online speaks for itself and include: . reducing costs. overcoming geographic limitations. streamlining operations.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 1, 2019
I saw some news this morning and immediately thought “that is not fair.” And then I reminded myself that life is not fair. Of course we all wish that life would be fair. It should be fair. But it just isn’t and if you go through life wanting it to be fair, you are just setting yourself up for a lot of disappointment. All of that said, I have found life to be more fair over the long run.
Venture Well
OCTOBER 31, 2019
MedLock hopes to help patients recovering from opioid addiction with a secure pill dispenser that tracks and transmits the data to healthcare providers. The post innovating treatment for opioid addiction: q&a with sahil parikh of MedLock appeared first on VentureWell.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Written by Annie Button. . Attracting and retaining the right talent is a fundamental building block for business success. But recruiting staff and keeping them is getting harder. Putting together a team of exceptional people is much more than simply getting hires in with the right skills and paying them a decent salary. Demand for labor is strong , and ambitious candidates are getting increasingly picky about who they work for.
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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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