Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2020

Contributed by Michael Neidert. Ryota Saito is an entrepreneur and member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization in Japan. He shared his experiences persisting despite disaster in a recent EO webinar about rebuilding through business. . When Ryota Saito left his home in Tokyo on 11 March 2011, he expected a typical day as a Microsoft employee. Instead, he found himself at the epicenter of an earthquake and tsunami.

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APRIL 17, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we work. Most people that could do so have now transitioned to work from home. Yet, there are businesses that are uniquely reliant on in-person interactions. Fund-raising falls into that category. And, conversely, investing. But this virus crisis is likely to be around for a while?—?many are predicting 6–18 months before we can resume our previous carefree public contact.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. This matrix answers the question: what should the company’s stance be. It also raises the question: when should it change? One could argue times like these all good opportunities to adopt a defensive posture: focus on product, limit GTM hiring, and modulate burn.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Paul Martino, General Partner at Bullpen Capital. During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Martino founded Bullpen in 2010 with a focus on post-seed, pre-Series A startups, and he led the fund’s investments in companies like FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 14, 2020

By Jewelle Saunders. The YLAI Network hosted three experts on financial planning for a Facebook chat in March 2020 for Global Money Week for network members. Our experts, ThrivingDollars ‘ Kenishia S. Mais, Desde Cero Finanzas ‘ Julio César Pineda and North Central College ‘s Dr. Ryan Decker, helped you work through your most pressing money management questions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2020

As businesses around the world face extreme crisis, we are also seeing the best of the entrepreneurial spirit come through in the form of generous and innovative assistance. We are proud to highlight just a few of the ways that Entrepreneurs’ Organization members are helping their communities—and we’re certain there are many more examples happening every day, around the world!

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Ian Hathaway

APRIL 14, 2020

This is a call for input for a brief survey on local policies or programs to support startup community development. I use the term "policy" loosely to mean actions not just by governments, but also by additional actors involved in provisioning "public goods" or funding for local entrepreneurship (e.g., economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 15, 2020

By Jewelle Saunders. Following our Global Money Week Facebook chat on money management, budgeting, and financial planning in March 2020, we noticed an influx of questions about how to best manage your money and project growth during uncertain times. Here is advice from our experts, Desde Cero Finanzas ‘ Julio César Pineda, and North Central College ‘s Dr.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 14, 2020

One of the most fascinating things I’ve been watching is how the 80 something USV portfolio companies are adjusting their marketing strategies during this pandemic. It is all over the map, based on the unique situations of each and every company, with some pulling back on marketing, some accelerating it, and some keeping it more or less the same.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 15, 2020

In 2019, we saw a proliferation of protest movements around the world. From France to Hong Kong, going across Algeria, Peru, Lebanon, and many more nations, although the causes are different, experts do see a pattern: democracy is a source of disappointment, corruption is seen as brazen, and the younger generation struggles to foresee a positive future.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 13, 2020

This article is the first of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Here we examine the different types of intellectual property rights and their importance for a business. Patents. A patent is a monopoly for an invention, which confers on the rights owner an exclusive right to use the invention in New Zealand for up to twenty years.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 15, 2020

Por Jewelle Saunders. Poco después de nuestro chat de Facebook de Global Money Week sobre administración de dinero, presupuestos y planificación financiera, realizado en marzo de 2020, notamos una afluencia de preguntas sobre cómo administrar mejor el dinero y el crecimiento de un proyecto en tiempos de incertidumbre. Aqu í ofrecemos consejos de nuestros expertos, Julio César Pineda de Desde Cero Finanzas , y el Dr.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2020

Among the most useful frameworks I’ve found to manage a company in this era is the 2×2 matrix above. This matrix answers the question: what should the company’s stance be. It also raises the question: when should it change? One could argue times like these all good opportunities to adopt a defensive posture: focus on product, limit GTM hiring, and modulate burn.

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GCUC

APRIL 16, 2020

Last week we held the first GCUC Unconference online to tackle the “real stuff” for our community. It was a huge success with. The post 10 things we learned at the Virtual GCUC Unconference appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 15, 2020

Many clients of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania are answering the call to assist the commonwealth on a number of fronts in response to the many serious challenges connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the ways clients are working directly and indirectly to support ongoing response efforts in Pennsylvania, by providing innovative solutions to improve the human condition.

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EntreWorks Consulting

APRIL 14, 2020

Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis is going to be a tough slog for all of us, but It’s going to be especially tough for communities, businesses, and people who have already been left behind. This challenge also has a regional twist. Poverty and economic distress exist across the US, but certain regions, such as Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, suffer from deeper historical patterns of discrimination, disinvestment, and neglect.

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Venture Well

APRIL 14, 2020

Looking to put together a virtual conference? We outline how we produced virtualOPEN to help you plan your online event. The post the show must go on: what we learned from producing our first virtual conference appeared first on VentureWell.

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Dream It

APRIL 14, 2020

Before you can deliver a bulls free pitch, you must know what red flags to avoid. There are several instant indicators that will immediately cause you to lose credibility with investors and prospective customers. Let’s go over them. Red Flag 1: Exaggerating the problem Founders tend to inflate the size of the problem they’re addressing, often without substantial evidence.

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 15, 2020

We are all dealing with a lot right now - health, family, work, economic concerns. Angel community leaders have the additional challenges of adapting their processes to work over video, and assessing the damage spreading through the portfolio of startups in their flock. Given how much people are dealing with I thought it might be useful to give folks some important reminders.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 16, 2020

Juganu has developed a lighting system that includes the technological infrastructure for a smart city, such as cameras and wireless communications. Read more here. The post [Juganu in Globes] $18m invested in Smart LED lighting co Juganu appeared first on OurCrowd.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 16, 2020

We call it IRL “In Real Life” in the tech sector. IRL is the opposite of the virtual reality/online worlds that we have been reading about in science fiction and slowly building over the past three decades. I have heard a number of people assert that this pandemic, when we are staying home and working, learning, and playing online, will rapidly increase our comfort with and usage of the virtual world.

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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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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 15, 2020

Cuándo: Viernes 17 de abril de 2020 a las 10:00 AM hora de El Salvador. . Tema: Manejo de Finanzas y Gestión de Ventas en Tiempos de Crisis. . Descripción: En nuestra charla “Manejo de finanzas y gestión de ventas en tiempos de crisis”, el YLAI Fellow 2017, José Rafael Pérez, te ofrecerá estrategias para una administración eficiente de tus finanzas para poder enfrentar los desafíos impuestos por la pandemia.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 11, 2020

Over the last decade, growth has been the winning card for startups to play. The faster the business grew, the higher its valuation. Margins didn’t matter much. Neither gross margin, nor net income margin weighed heavily on a company’s valuation unless they deviated grossly from norms. Today, runway ranks as the first consideration in evaluating a company’s strategy.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 16, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile banking company Varo Money, Inc. today announced a partnership with financial technology innovator Moven to transition the latter’s consumer banking customers to Varo. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in Yahoo Finance] Moven Recommends Varo to Assume Consumer Banking Accounts appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 17, 2020

It’s likely that the responsibility of hosting virtual events no longer falls solely on the webinar expert in your organization. It’s now a necessity for all teams to host their own virtual events to stay connected with customers, employees and followers. The uptick in virtual events at YC — and amongst YC companies — has reminded us that the details matter.

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