Sat.Aug 05, 2017 - Fri.Aug 11, 2017

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Turns Out I Wasn't Crazy: Tinkergarten Raises $5.4 million

This is going to be BIG.

I send out a monthly mailer of deals that I'm investing in that I'm looking for co-investors for. Because I'm investing so early, a lot of times these companies are not only pre-revenue, but they might also be pre-product. I also invest in a really wide range of opportunities, so many of them don't look like you're typical venture deals. Tinkergarten is one such company.

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The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Tom Charman is a “studentrepreneur,” an EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) finalist in 2016 and co-founder and CEO of KOMPAS , a city exploration application helping people discover amazing but little-known adventures hidden in the world’s urban jungles. He’s been previously featured in Octane , writing about the value of mentorship and apps that can make life easier.

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Israel Mission day 5 summary

Startup Catalyst

Day 5 started with the teams getting a chance to pitch to Roee Tamari who is CEO at Greenergy Renewable Energy Ltd, Gideon Zusman who is co-founder & Managing Partner at GreenSoil Investments, Yoav Schwalb from the Agrilever Investment Fund, Dan Krasnostein who is a Partner Square Peg VC, Stephane Itzigsohn who is an analyst at Our Crowd VC, Linoy Katzav from Innovation Tech Terminal at Deloitte, and Ilan Cohen who is a Patent Attorney and Senior Partner at Reinhold Cohn & Partners Paten

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Wasted time is money lost.

Berkonomics

Close. There is a relationship between time and money that is more complex than most managers think. Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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.

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Three Big Ideas on Technology Innovation Cycles

Tomasz Tunguz

Invest Like the Best is one of my favorite podcasts. Hosted by Patrick O’Shaugnessy, Invest Like the Best profiles investors from many different disciplines. Recently, New York seed investor Jerry Neumann spoke on the show and talked about three key ideas on the technology innovation cycle. First, he discussed reading Carlota Perez Technological Surge Cycle.

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Israel mission day 6 summary

Startup Catalyst

Startup Catalyst’s purpose is cultural transformation – that means taking people to other startup hotspots to immerse them in the local culture to the extent that the participants view of the world is changed. So it was fitting that on the last full day of our mission (a Friday) we had a complete cultural and historical experience. We boarded a bus and headed to Jerusalem on a guide tour.

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How to Avoid Google Penalties

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Google can make your business go from invincible to invisible. Learn the rules so you can stay online and easy to find. . Google is the king of online advertising. Like any king, Google has rules that all must follow if they want to stay in Google’s good graces. With just a few keystrokes, your business can go from invincible to invisible if you break them.

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How to Decide When To Move Upmarket

Tomasz Tunguz

At some point in the life of most SaaS companies, the business will be faced with the question, when should we move up market? The strategic question might be catalyzed by increasing cost of customer acquisition in the core SMB segment. Alternatively, a surge of large customers paying for the product might trigger the question. Or account executives might raise it.

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