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JUNE 22, 2020

One of the most difficult conversations I have with founders is when they haven’t quite given me enough of a story for me to make a proper evaluation. A VC’s default is “no”, so without enough information to be convincing, it’s going to wind up being a pass. If I wind up asking for more info, it might result in a founder feeling like they’re getting the runaround, given what the founder believes to be an obviously good idea.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 22, 2020

By Jewelle Saunders. Entrepreneurs are resilient people. Starting a business requires a strong will in order to get a venture off the ground. However, it is important to recognize that as an entrepreneur you can continually improve and work on building your resilience. Developing the skills to be resilient is essential to being a strong leader. With practice, anyone can become better equipped to overcome a barrier and emerge stronger.

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Venture Well

JUNE 23, 2020

For many years, Black women have helped guide the engineering field to new frontiers. In honor of Juneteenth and International Women in Engineering Day, we are celebrating Black women engineers who developed innovative breakthroughs. The post illuminating Black women engineers: unsung champions of innovation appeared first on VentureWell.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2020

The following article is an abridged version of “Digital Leadership: Leading Virtual Teams From Your Home,” an e-book written by Erik Kruger. Kruger is the founder of an international learning and development firm called Modern Breed. On 30 June 2020 at 9 am (EST), Kruger will join panelists Nadim Habib and John Sanei and moderator Winnie Hart in a candid discussion about the future of leadership.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 25, 2020

This is a topic of great importance and one that we in the tech/startup sector have not done a good job with. We wait until a company is ready to go public and then address it. While that is better than nothing, it is not good enough. The board diversity problem is a symptom of a much broader problem around lack of diversity in founders that get funded and lack of diversity in VC firms.

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Venture Well

JUNE 25, 2020

Using artificial intelligence, E-Team VecTech is eliminating the need for harmful insecticides for mosquito control. The post streamlining infectious mosquito control with artificial intelligence: q&a with Tristan Ford of VecTech appeared first on VentureWell.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 24, 2020

Richard Marchbanks is the president of Gateway Exhibits , a turnkey trade show solutions provider. He is also a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in St. Louis, Missouri. We recently talked to Marchbanks about adapting to the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic and making the most of his EO membership. . . When COVID-19 struck and it became clear that major changes were coming to the trade show industry, what steps did you take?

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Source Link

JUNE 24, 2020

Dozens of private foundations are allocating dollars to programs and entrepreneur support organizations. Are you creating relationships with them?

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 20, 2020

This post is part of a series leading up to SaaS Office GTM Edition on June 24 in which we’re reviewing the results of the 2020 Redpoint GTM survey. Today, we’re answering the question: how do teams grow as a startup scales? We can derive the table above if we look over the entire respondent base and bucket headcount by ARR. The median startup with between 1-5M in ARR will have 12 engineers, 6 in sales and 3 in marketing.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? An ecosystem builder is an economic systems advocate building community, economy, relationships, and densifying networks. What motivates you as an ecosystem builder? I believe that entrepreneurship is the key to long-term systemic change in Omaha, Nebraska, and the United States. What is the most successful/impactful program/event/thing you do/have done in your ecosystem?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 21, 2020

By Scott Meacham. It’s official. The country is in a recession. Of course, we didn’t need the recent announcement by the National Bureau of Economic Research to tell us that. Given its unusualness, our hope is that we have nearly bottomed out from the pandemic free-fall and that economic recovery will come quickly. However, we just don’t know.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 25, 2020

Product collaborations involve a range of intellectual property (IP) and other commercial issues. Where the collaboration involves one party producing a product that incorporates elements from the other party, the agreement is, at its heart, a licence agreement. However, they often require the negotiation of other commercial terms, such as supply terms where some element of the product is being supplied by one party to the other.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 24, 2020

For the past number of months, our global community has been focused on combating COVID-19. During this time of uncertainty, entrepreneurs have adapted to pandemic-focused innovation. To highlight the incredible efforts of those working to help society acclimate to our new environment and improve the current state of the pandemic, OurCrowd hosted its Pandemic Innovation Conference on June 22nd.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? An Ecosystem Builder is connector, convener, listener, problem solver. They work towards creating an environment where entrepreneurs can start and grow businesses with the resources they need to be successful. What motivates you as an ecosystem builder? Entrepreneurs are brave, risk-takers who are creating products and services that can impact our lives.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

There are several key performance indicators that help new generation company management see more clearly their progress and corporate health. The old measures, including return on investment, percentage of profit against revenue or employee count, and more, obviously are still relevant. But businesses that expose their story to tens of millions of potential customers through the Internet need additional tools.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 23, 2020

Like bomb-shelter survivors after a nuclear blast, business owners have emerged into a post-COVID economic landscape that has been utterly changed. For those selling services and solutions to other businesses, the impact is just as severe if not more so than for businesses selling direct to consumers. With over two decades of sales experience at the frontline in both B2B and B2C, I can say we are officially operating in a tough selling environment.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 24, 2020

CTech spoke with Yakir Machluf, Director of Business Development, Mobility Lead at OurCrowd – an Israeli Venture Capital fund. He talked us through some of the most innovative ways that startups have pivoted their product to assist in the battle against Covid-19. Here are 11 that he thinks could transform the way we travel once borders open up again.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? Someone who works at the intersection of economic/community/ecosystem development, is data-driven, collaborates and connects diverse stakeholders, focuses on being the right kind of busy and has a give #GiveFirst attitude. What motivates you as an ecosystem builder? The opportunity to break down barriers to wealth generation for all.

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GCUC

JUNE 26, 2020

Original article published on June 22, 2020 – By Carolyn Cirillo on allwork.space. This post features highlights from a Knoll k. talks webinar discussing the. The post Coworking & Flexible Workspaces Poised for Big Uptick Post-COVID appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Common Reasons Why Startups Fail

JUNE 22, 2020

It makes for a great entertainment activity and is an excellent source to learn about entrepreneurship. . The post 2 Things Entrepreneurs Must Learn From Soccer appeared first on.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

By Lucy Howell, ACA Director of Partnerships You strive to be a successful angel investor. Yet, the world is a wildly different place than it was just a few months ago. In response, ACA wanted to provide our members and strategic partners some valuable updates, as we re-group post Summit for 2020 Showcase Awards, reflect on the past year, and look forward to what is in store for the organization.

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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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OurCrowd

JUNE 23, 2020

Two OurCrowd experts — Labs/02 startup incubator Partner Stav Erez and OurCrowd medical technology analyst Dr. Jonathan Wiesen – made their predictions during the online OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Conference from Jerusalem on June 22. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Israel21c] 10 technology trends emerging during the Covid pandemic appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 22, 2020

Por Jewelle Saunders. Los emprendedores son personas resilientes. Iniciar una empresa exige una voluntad férrea, para lograr que el negocio arranque. Sin embargo, es importante reconocer que, como emprendedor, uno siempre puede seguir mejorando y trabajando para ser más resiliente. Desarrollar las destrezas necesarias para ser resiliente es fundamental para ser un líder fuerte.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 23, 2020

I was perusing the crypto markets today and noticed that Tether, the grandfather of all stablecoins, is approaching a $10bn market cap, making it the third most valuable crypto asset after Bitcoin and Ethereum. I also noticed that USDC, the US Dollar stablecoin that Circle and our portfolio company Coinbase are behind, is approaching a $1bn market cap.

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JUNE 22, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected. The Board of Directors is currently made up of 15 members and four Chairs Emeritus.

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