Gust
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Starting a new business is exciting. Founders often have a mental image of how they imagine their new company will be: the new Google. But before they can create a new verb, they first need to make sure that they have the best corporate setup, have raised adequate funding, have commercial contracts to protect their interests, and that their intellectual property, including patents and trademarks, are protected.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
When I first launched my podcast, The Fractional C-Suite Retreat, I had no idea what would come from it. The actual process of making a podcast is surprisingly straightforward. The three key ingredients: a computer to record the podcast, a good microphone to capture your voice, and a software program to edit your audio. (Some say a fourth requirement is an attractive voice … but if I made it, so can you.
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The Seraf Compass
AUGUST 30, 2023
As your angel career develops, and you start to build a larger portfolio of companies, you are increasingly asked to make follow-on investments. Not only do companies need investment to get off the ground, the faster they grow, the more cash they need. Whether to follow-on, and how to follow-on, are questions which have long given rise to angel debate.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
AUGUST 28, 2023
I’ve written about this topic before. It is an important topic and I want to raise it again. Boards often discuss CEO performance without really knowing how things work inside the company. And CEOs often have very little visibility to how they are doing and what the board thinks about their performance. When you work for one person, your boss, it is typical that you will have regular catchups and at least an annual review of your performance (ideally more frequent).
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Venture Well
AUGUST 29, 2023
Haley Noelle, CEO of 3D Organic Polymer Silk (3D-OPS), describes how Qualcomm’s Innovator Stipend Program helped develop her technology and earn important validations. The post The Inventor Series Sponsored By Qualcomm: Featuring Haley Noelle of 3D-OPS appeared first on VentureWell.
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Andreessen Horowitz
AUGUST 30, 2023
We believe artificial intelligence has the power to save the world —and that a thriving open source ecosystem is essential to building this future. Thankfully, the open source ecosystem is starting to develop, and we are now seeing open source models that rival closed-source alternatives. Hundreds of small teams and individuals are also working to make these models more useful, accessible, and performant.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has raised over $15 billion, employs more than 3,000 people and expanded its footprint across multiple cities within the U.S. It even has a presence in Dubai. What does it take to build and scale such complex technology?
Hunter Walk
AUGUST 31, 2023
“You both have context for this introduction, so I’ll let you two take it from here! I know you’ll really enjoy chatting.” That was the email one of Ethena’s founders sent to me and Melanie Naranjo on 8/21/21, a bit over two years ago. At the time Melania was in discussions with Ethena about joining the startup as VP People, happily employed at a larger company but knowing she wanted new challenges.
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
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
Andreessen Horowitz
AUGUST 30, 2023
“Teldar Paper, Mr. Cromwell, Teldar Paper has 33 different vice presidents, each earning over 200 thousand dollars a year. Now, I have spent the last two months analyzing what all these guys do, and I still can’t figure it out. One thing I do know is that our paper company lost 110 million dollars last year, and I’ll bet that half of that was spent in all the paperwork going back and forth between all these vice presidents.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
When a group of startups works on a similar set of problems, they frequently bring about massive shifts in how day-to-day life is lived.
Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category
AUGUST 30, 2023
Patt Eagan discusses the launch and growth of Virginia's innovative Common Wealth Crush.
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The Domestic External Enterprise Storage System Market Forecast Report (2022-2026) expected that the Korean Internet Data Center will be worth KRW 840.2 billion won by 2026. As the business environment is going digital, cloud storage is prevalent not only in large companies but also in startups, using it to save files and share them.
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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 27, 2023
with Raz Golan — CoFounder & CEO of Shopic Get 50 Free Lessons From 50 Top Entrepreneurs From Season 1 Each week, we interview real experts about topics you need to know about. Today we have Raz Golan, CEO and Co-Founder of Shopic, which is “Intelligent Retail with the World’s Smartest Shopping Cart”. They use innovative AI computer vision to tell what a customer puts in their cart without there ever being a need to scan and much more.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Here's a high-level guide for evaluating an AI-based solution as a potential customer — an enterprise buyer scorecard, if you will.
GCUC
AUGUST 28, 2023
Turning Strategy Into Action: Keita and Kane Come discover the elusive strategies that lead to success in a seemingly unpredictable market as Keita Demming, the Director of Development and Innovation at.
AsiaTechDaily
AUGUST 30, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian coal mining firm TBS Energi Utama Tbk (TOBA), has successfully acquired Asia Medical Enviro Services , a leading medical waste treatment startup based in Singapore. The transaction was carried out through one of TOBA’s subsidiaries.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
This is going to be BIG.
AUGUST 29, 2023
“How much should I ask for?” Almost every single time I talk to a founder as they’re prepping their raise, this comes up—and it’s absolutely the wrong way to think about a round. The right question is, “How much do you need?” When you raise money, the way you should build up your ask—ideally—is the following: “We need X amount to get to Y milestone, which we can do based on Z assumption in the model—which we’ve already proven.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 27, 2023
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. Better.com finally went public last week, and the stock’s performance was worse than expected. Affirm, on the other hand, saw its shares get a boost on the back of a better-than-expected earnings report. There was also a mega-raise, and an acquisition too.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 31, 2023
Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. I love absolutes – statements with no wiggle room for gray-area responses. Well, here is one of those, and it deals with market research first and foremost. Let me tell you a short story at my own expense. In 1994, (I know a long time ago), I invested over a million dollars (two million six hundred thousand in today’s dollars) into a company whose entrepreneurs had a vision that I bought into for many reasons, not the le
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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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 29, 2023
The fate of your startup rises and falls with the impending ARM public stock listing Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »
TechCrunch
AUGUST 27, 2023
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. We have a lot to cover so let’s jump in.
Startup Blogpost
AUGUST 31, 2023
How to Measure the Success of Your Startup’s Marketing Campaigns To help you identify the most effective metrics for your startup’s marketing campaigns, we’ve gathered insights from twelve industry professionals, including CEOs and marketing directors. From evaluating the cost per lead/sale to tracking email sign-ups and social followers, discover the key metrics these leaders use to measure the success of their marketing efforts.
AsiaTechDaily
AUGUST 29, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register If you are taking a stroll through the bustling Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, you might come across Fujin Tree – Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne, a restaurant showcasing a brilliant fusion of Taiwanese delicacies with a touch of French elegance.
This resource discusses the gap between early funding from friends/family and the more substantial rounds from angel groups and VCs. Why does this gap exist and what can be done about it?
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