This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 6, 2019
Ask any VC how excited on a scale of one to ten they are about their latest deal, and they’ll tell you eleven out of ten. Veterans will probably be a little more cautious and tell you they’re at a ten out of ten—but despite knowing all the risks, a VC simply isn’t going to get over the line unless they’re pretty blown away by an idea. That’s because of the simple math of competition.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 6, 2019
Adi Zuk is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cape Town, South Africa, and co-founder of Oya Venture , which aims to broaden the imprint of women entrepreneurs in Africa by facilitating the growth of women-owned businesses that empower others. Adi is one of the EO member leaders who spoke to an audience of global women entrepreneurs at the 2018 MyEO Women of EO Summit in Napa, California.
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Revolution
JANUARY 7, 2019
2018 was a year filled with plenty of news to remind us of the importance of policy in the world of innovation. While much of the recent focus has been on Big Tech, it is becoming increasingly clear that more and more innovators, including startups, will need to think about policy implications as they grow and scale. In what I’ve called The Third Wave , the Internet will become ubiquitous and transform industries that are part of our everyday life including health care, transportation, education
Deskmag
JANUARY 8, 2019
Not sure what coworking industry events you would like to attend in 2019? Learn from failures or get inspired by success stories and enjoy the Indian cuisine in Goa. Discover the latest market trends in Denver's old opera house and explore the surrounding Rocky Mountains. Study how coworking spaces are financed and become sustainable in Gdansk or Alicante and widen your horizon at the sea.
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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 10, 2019
You’re building a company from your vision and a passion, and lots of people are going to tell you that you have this or that wrong, and that it just won’t work. Business plans rarely survive market contact. The truth is that very, very few early business plans survive in a form completely recognizable when looking back a few years. But even with massive changes, the vision and passion usually don’t diminish in the process of morphing a business plan into a profitable business.
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Revolution
JANUARY 9, 2019
Revolution portfolio companies are hiring all over the country. The new year is the perfect time to take on new challenges and pursue new opportunities. And while conventional wisdom suggests that to work in an innovative and cutting-edge environment you had to move to places like San Francisco or New York City, Revolution-backed companies are proving that some of the country’s most interesting and successful are based in other cities.
Tomasz Tunguz
JANUARY 7, 2019
In the public stock market, share repurchases/buybacks have reached more than $1 trillion in 2018 , a historic high. As the amount of private capital increases, share repurchases in startups are popping up. Typically, they are a very inefficient use of capital. A share repurchase occurs when the company uses cash on its balance sheet to buy shares from an existing shareholder, typically an employee or an early investor.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 10, 2019
You’re building a company from your vision and a passion, and lots of people are going to tell you that you have this or that wrong, and that it just won’t work. Business plans rarely survive market contact. The truth is that very, very few early business plans survive in a form completely recognizable when looking back a few years. But even with massive changes, the vision and passion usually don’t diminish in the process of morphing a business plan into a profitable business.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
JANUARY 9, 2019
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2019) — With a focus on startups and innovation, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) remains a powerful job creation and high-tech economic development engine for Pennsylvania, according to the latest independent economic analysis of the organization. But state funding shortfalls are starting to curtail the partners’ ability to fund companies appropriately, creating missed opportunities.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Revolution
JANUARY 10, 2019
Over the years, many of Revolution’s investments such as Zipcar, Sweetgreen, and Optoro have experienced explosive growth brought about by their ability to develop sustainable alternatives to problems consumers and businesses were facing in sectors like transportation, food, and e-commerce. Since we made those investments, consumers have become even more aware of their environmental impact and are embracing more sustainable lifestyles.
Tomasz Tunguz
JANUARY 9, 2019
In their book, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work , Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37Signals share how they’ve built and run their very successful company Basecamp. There’s a novel idea in the book: your company is a product used by its employees. [W]hen you think of the company as a product, you ask different questions: Do people who work here know how to use the company?
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 10, 2019
The following article originally appeared on the BerniePortal blog. BerniePortal is a human resources platform developed by EO member Alex Tolbert. A road map for employees. The employee handbook is the single most important document for your organization. It is a road map for employees, clearly outlining what behaviors and work patterns are acceptable to the company.
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