This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 21, 2016
I met with a family office investor yesterday and we were talking about his family's interest in diversifying their investments into early stage companies. They mostly participated in real estate transactions--an asset class where actual due diligence is conducted, deals take months, even years to close, and assets are sometimes held for decades. It's an asset class built on relationships.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 22, 2016
EO interviewed EO New Delhi member, Jai Dhar Gupta, to learn how he’s using entrepreneurship to tackle air pollution. . How did you take advantage of a health scare and turn it into a successful business? EO was the root cause of my awakening. I signed up for the half-marathon at the EO Global Leadership Conference in Athens, Greece, in 2014, and I started training on the streets of Delhi.
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Berkonomics
JUNE 23, 2016
Dave’s note: Here comes my favorite “tell-it-like-it-is” CEO, Kim Shepherd, with another of her “crazy” (meaning excellent) ideas to pry innovative ideas from associates. Does the headline grab your attention? Read on… By Kim Shepherd. What can your department or company buy if it had an extra million dollars? The quick answer is: a whole slew of great ideas.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 19, 2016
What is the optimal pricing strategy for a start up? That depends. It depends on at least three other variables: the product, the placement, the positioning. Combined with price, these are the four 4Ps of marketing created by Dr. E. Jerome McCarthy, former professor of marketing at Michigan State and Notre Dame. Also called the marketing mix , these four variables need to be aligned when determining pricing for your startup.
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Gust
JUNE 22, 2016
Gust announces acquisitions of Sharewave and Preferred Return; creates the most robust and affordable equity management solution for early-stage startups. June 22, 2016 – NEW YORK, NY – Gust, the global service provider powering the entrepreneurial ecosystem, announced today the launch of a comprehensive equity management platform, Gust Equity Management.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 23, 2016
Kobie Fuller, Partner at Upfront Ventures We set out to build a venture capital firm that would not only be a beacon for the rapidly growing LA tech ecosystem but also one that would compete and collaborate nationally with the best firms in the country. To do that you need to have the most talented partners and operating staff because entrepreneurs (and venture capital funds) have choices about whom they will work with and the best deals go to the best firms.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 20, 2016
The rate of new software company formation seems to have declined materially in the past few years. In 2011-2013, about 1450 software companies were founded each year on average. In 2014, that figure fell to 1186 and in 2015, we count 481. Why does Crunchbase data indicate this decline? First, there might be a few data issues in the most recent years.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 24, 2016
“My passion from the beginning was to create a unique and boutique experience for clients. Although my passion still revolves around people, now it is more on the business front. Specifically, helping our franchisees achieve their goals of being successful in business.”. Aaron Smith (EO Australia – Victoria), founder of KX Group. “The work atmosphere.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 23, 2016
Did you know that the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) offers award-winning videos that speak to the entrepreneurial journey? Every quarter, EO produces a “Project Octane ” video that highlights members’ personal and professional stories to inspire and educate entrepreneurs around the world. Check out some of our most recent videos , and let us know what you think !
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 21, 2016
This article was originally published on EO’s Inc.com column. Michael Conway, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member, is the Managing Director of Clothes2order.com , a fast-growing e-commerce company which supplies businesses, teams and communities with personalized clothing for uniforms, promotions and events. We asked Michael about the five days he spent with Sir Richard Branson.
Tomasz Tunguz
JUNE 22, 2016
LinkedIn. Twitter. Facebook. Asana. RelateIQ. Slack. 3 Email Accounts. Each of those is an inbox, an implicit or explicit to do list. If I count the feed and the messaging products as separate inboxes, I have a grand total of 12 inboxes for work. 12 things to check first thing and last thing. How many do you have? I look at that number 12 and it’s astounding to me that I have that many, but I don’t think the figure will decline any time soon.
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