Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

MakeSpace , the leading provider of next-generation storage for consumers, today announced an additional $17.5 million in funding on TechCrunch led by Harmony Partners and Upfront Ventures to double its footprint of 3 cities (New York, Chicago & Washington DC) to 6 in 2016. We raised this capital in what has increasingly become a difficult market for fund raising so I’d like to share with you some details on how we get it done.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Partnership investing is boring. You give someone your money and, once a quarter, they give you a report that says what they did with your money. That's because, for the most part, fund investors fall into two categories: institutions and individuals. If you're an institution, you basically care about returns and that's it. You run X amount of capital and Y percentage of that is allocated to venture capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

“What if we created a research lab and business incubator that took these people with learning differences and put [them] together? What if we gave them a place where they could figure out what their true passions were and then turn those passions into a livelihood? ” – Rick Fiery. This was the shared dream of Rick Fiery and Tom Bergeron, the co-founders of InventiveLabs , a multi-track research center that supports Inventives, people who have non-traditional learning styles and are looking to m

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Derek Sivers

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Imagine that you hand someone your camera, and ask him to take a photo of you. He does, but when you look at the photo later, you notice that he took a photo of himself by mistake. Imagine you’ve got a big question like, “Should I quit my job and start my own company?” You go ask the advice of some successful people you respect. Because they can’t know everything about you and your unique situation, they’ll give advice that’s really just a reflection of their own current situation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. The “what” is well known in LA circles – Troy discovered a little known young singer named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta aka Lady Gaga and helped her launch her career. The “what” Troy Carter does also led him to be an early investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker and several other great startups of the last era.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Are you a large business, looking to manage your various functions in a smooth and organised way? Do you want your business activities to be carried out smoothly with minimal hassles? Running a business efficiently and productively needs a lot of help from the information technology sector. Getting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software may be the perfect solution.

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OnStartups

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I'm doing an "Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Product Hunt tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2016 at 10 am PST, 1pm EST). Would love for you to sign-up early, because I'm insecure, egotistical and I want to impress Ryan Hoover. Would love for a decent number of people to sign-up. Or an indecent number would be even better. 350 have signed up already (before this blog post was published).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

I’ve written about Attention Deficit Disorder a couple of times. How to Know Whether You Have ADD & What to do About It. Why ADD Might Actually Benefit Startup Entrepreneurs. In the articles I made it clear that I’m not a doctor and if you have severe ADD you should consult a professional. But I talked about my personal experiences of finding out I had ADD when I was 39 years old and how this discovery led to a freedom mentally and emotionally because it explained some of my self

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Attorneys witness the changes in the fundraising market from a unique vantage point. Consiglieri to startup founders and investors alike, attorneys assist in the negotiation and are privy to the terms of investment. Fenwick & West, one of those law firms, released data this morning detailing the evolution of financing terms for Q4. I’ve reproduced the most salient difference in Q4 compared to previous periods above.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

As a partner in a well-known New York City law firm that focused on eminent domain, each day was an unknown. My schedule consisted of taking new cases, urgent meetings, deadlines, court dates, postponements and more. It was often stressful and, at least in the back of my mind, I wondered what my alternatives might be in the future. Keeping an open mind was a way for me to get through the corporate unknown and made a significant impact on my career.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

For three out of four quarters in 2015, New York City’s tech ecosystem has led with more startup funding requests than any other region in the country, including California’s long reigning Silicon Valley. After a dip in Q3, New York rebounded in Q4 claiming nearly 20% of every funding application around the country. California ranked second with 17.8% of total.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Looking for an entrance into a VC, an angel group, a bank, a CxO for a sales opportunity, or any other entity? There are always gate keepers whose job it is to filter out the inconsequential or inappropriate, and allow through those with most promise. That said, gate keepers can and do block some great opportunities before the decision maker even has a chance to use his or her expertise to evaluate.

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Derek Sivers

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

You have something you want to change: a thought process or habit you want to fix. Let’s use the metaphor of a bunch of bricks on a seesaw. Right now all the bricks are stacked on one side. This is the way you have been. To make a change, most people don’t do enough. If you do something small and sensible, it’s like moving one brick to the other side.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I joined EO Indonesia three years ago, and by an enormous stroke of luck, was welcomed into Forum Happy. We are an eclectic group of individuals ranging from first- to third-generation entrepreneurs with spouses from Indonesia, Japan and the United Kingdom. We have a lot in common, united largely by our shared passion for travelling and commitment to family.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Each new year, I try to implement a new productivity hack. Getting Things Done. Bullet Notebook. This year, I’m trying to manage my to do list with my calendar. I realized a few years ago no arsenal of productivity hacks will prolong the working week, this February’s 29th day notwithstanding. That’s the challenge with to do lists - they lack commitment devices.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

This excerpt is from “The Heart-Led Leader” by Tommy Spaulding, reprinted with permission of the publisher, Crown Business. Five years ago my wife and I decided to hire a nanny to help with child care. After getting some recommendations from friends and interviewing several candidates, we decided to hire an impressive young woman from Virginia, an honors graduate of the College of William & Mary who was looking for a temporary job before leaving to join the Peace Corps.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Running a business with your spouse creates many challenges. Here are some pointers from people who have done so successfully. By Joseph Steinberg, an EO New York member and CEO, SecureMySocial. Running a business is, in itself, a challenging endeavor. Running one with your spouse, though, adds a whole new dimension of complexity, and a new slew of additional challenges.

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