Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 29, 2020
Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter. . “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” —Nikola Tesla. Life is busy, and focus is hard to come by.
Tomasz Tunguz
JULY 30, 2020
Yesterday, Dremio hosted the Subsurface Conference , the first conference on cloud data lakes. More than 5000 people registered, and more than 2500 attended. If one had doubts that cloud data lakes are a strategic area for many in the data ecosystem, those figures should quash them. I delivered a presentation at the end of the day that I’ll share here.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 27, 2020
No one can dispute the inherent benefits of diversity in the workplace. A diverse and inclusive organization amplifies the number of potential hires—which means access to the most talented candidates. A variety of backgrounds in your business means a variety of perspectives—which leads to unique innovations. Plus, a culture of inclusion translates into a happier, more productive workforce.
Ian Hathaway
JULY 28, 2020
After three eventful years , I’m excited to say that my new book— The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem , with Brad Feld —is officially available to the public today! It’s my first book, so this is a new feeling. It’s hard to put into words just how grateful I am for the experience. I learned so much in the process and developed a large number of meaningful relationships along the way that will last a lifetime.
Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage
This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 27, 2020
By Scott Meacham. A flywheel is a heavy and perfectly balanced wheel that collects energy over time and releases it fast. “Flywheel” is a perfect description of the multi-phase, city-wide strategy powered by Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) and a $50 million multi-year investment by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF). TIL is aimed at making Tulsa a technology hub by building “Tulsa’s tech niche” from the inside out.
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Forward Cities
JULY 27, 2020
This text first appeared on The New Localism and is co-authored by Christopher Gergen, Nic Gunkel, Bruce Katz, and Victor Hwang. As Congress negotiates the next COVID-19 relief package, it is clear that the size and incentives surrounding unemployment benefits will be a major focus of contention between Republicans and Democrats in the Congress. We add another proposal to the mix: use unemployment insurance to encourage entrepreneurship as well as traditional employment.
Ian Hathaway
JULY 29, 2020
This article originally published on the Center for American Entrepreneurship Ideas Blog My new book with CAE Advisory Board member Brad Feld published yesterday. The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is essential reading for entrepreneurs, community leaders, policymakers, and other key stakeholders looking to entrepreneurship as an engine of innovation and economic growth.
Dream It
JULY 29, 2020
TrekIT Health (HT- ‘18) is a HIPAA compliant and secure, real-time workspace for synthesizing information across EHRs and care teams. Clinicians love TrekIT because of its intuitive and predictive interface which serves as a cure for disjointed information systems and a replacement for paper task lists. Today, the company announced closing $1M in additional seed financing.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 27, 2020
My friend Brad Feld has updated his excellent book on startup ecosystems called Startup Communities. The updated and expanded book is called The Startup Community Way and it is available for pre-order on Amazon. The book comes out tomorrow so you won’t have to wait long for it. The timing of this book is excellent. The pandemic has shown that you don’t have to live and work in any particular place to be productive and innovative.
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OurCrowd
JULY 29, 2020
Hospitals were at maximum capacity for weeks on end due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. While medical professionals gave their full attention to those suffering from the epidemic, patients with other health concerns were often sent home from hospitals both for their own safety and to increase available space for COVID-19 patients. Those reliant on routine medical care or in need of other emergency care were left looking for ways to access medical professionals while staying safe.
Venture Well
JULY 28, 2020
When moving your innovation courses online, it's important to focus on objectives and how best to academically and emotionally support your students. . The post moving design and innovation courses online: emphasize empathy and objectives appeared first on VentureWell.
GCUC
JULY 31, 2020
August 9th is International Coworking Day, the day to celebrate the fact that we are all part of something far greater than ourselves. Locally and. The post International Coworking Day appeared first on GCUC Community.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 28, 2020
Vinod Khosla penned a fantastic blog post this week outlining how a few entrepreneurs have made a material impact on clean energy and reducing our collective carbon footprint in the last decade and how a few more can move the needle even further in the next one. Vinod starts off with this statement: 12–15 entrepreneurs, driven by entrepreneurial energy and passion for a vision, and a little bit of luck, could change the climate crisis into societal transformation.
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OurCrowd
JULY 28, 2020
Beyond Meat and Lemonade were the best performing IPO debuts of 2019 and 2020 thus far – both companies in which OurCrowd had the privilege to offer our investors before they went public. We are proud to be counted among those who have supported these impactful companies, and look forward to taking part in the journeys of more promising companies in the future.
Venture Well
JULY 31, 2020
E-Team Neurotendo developed a game-inspired device that enables safer and quicker aneurysm treatment with higher success rates. The post advancing aneurysm treatment with game-inspired design: q&a with Gopesh Tilvawala of Neurotendo appeared first on VentureWell.
GCUC
JULY 27, 2020
You saw our hints on LinkedIn last week but we are here to confirm the rumors – GCUC is headed to the Asia Pacific, The post GCUC is headed to Asia Pacific appeared first on GCUC Community.
Ian Hathaway
JULY 25, 2020
Photo credit: Reboot. This is a photograph of my dear friend Ray Foote. He’s a bit of a personal hero. Ray pulled me through a difficult time. I did the work, but Ray was my guide. He helped me see what I couldn’t on my own. I’m in a much better place today because of him. The lessons he taught me are timeless. I continue to benefit from them and so do the people I share them with.
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EntreWorks Consulting
JULY 27, 2020
I just finished an interesting new book by Martin Sandbu, economics writer for The Financial Times. The Economics of Belonging: A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All was published pre-COVID 19 but is full of good ideas that would enhance our economic recovery from the pandemic and beyond. Sandbu seeks to understand the economic causes of the current backlash we’re seeing across developed economies.
Continuations
JULY 27, 2020
By now, if you are in tech and haven’t been on an extended Techmeme and Twitter break you have heard about GPT-3 a new and massive language model developed by OpenAI. I have played around with it a bit myself and its capabilities are impressive. Here are some thoughts. The model perfectly illustrates the ever moving bar on what we consider artificial intelligence.
GCUC
JULY 29, 2020
GCUC coworking community founder and boss lady, Liz Elam provides advice and inspiration for all. COVID was good for the GCUC world of coworking. The post 9 Things We’ve Learned From COVID (And Why It Was Good For Coworking) appeared first on GCUC Community.
OurCrowd
JULY 31, 2020
“Varo Bank’s opening … represents the evolution of banking and a new generation of banks that are born from innovation and built on technology intended to empower consumers and businesses,” said Brian Brooks, OCC’s acting comptroller in a statement. “As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.
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NZ Entrepreneur
JULY 30, 2020
For some founders, negotiating a seed investment can be difficult. For others it can be a positive way to cement a long-term partnership with your investor. Most investors are not ‘out to get you’ and want to end up with a deal that is both aligned with your interests and will motivate you toward success. Without these two things, the investment is unlikely to return value to the investor.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 30, 2020
I was in a board meeting for most of yesterday so I did not watch the theatrics on Capitol Hill. William told me that there were many calls for breaking up the big tech companies. So I thought I would repost this which I wrote about a year ago. There have been many calls to break up the large Internet monopolies; Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JULY 29, 2020
In a talk with Eddie Turner , Ramon Ray talks about two crucial tasks leaders must do, taking businesses to the next level, the importance of being ready, and why leaders must focus on community building. Ramon Ray knows success, but even he is still learning all the time. On a recent chat on Keep Leading Live , he tells Eddie Turner that only recently has he realized his leadership journey and had thought more deeply about discovering what it truly means to be a leader.
OurCrowd
JULY 30, 2020
Crowdfund Insider spoke to Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd for an update on the online investment platform’s operations and the impact of COVID. Our conversation is below. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in CrowdFund Insider] OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved: Smart venture capitalists and other investors know that downturns often become the best venture vintages appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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