Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The battle between Y Combinator Build Sprint and Founder Institute Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

At Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, we put on a lot of events , with many different speakers. Sometimes, the speaker is doing something like this in public for the first time, so I thought I’d take the time to share some of what we’ve learned from the best talks, and what I’ve picked up from doing a lot of public speaking myself. (BTW… I’m always happy to come give a talk, join a diverse panel, or do a Q&A with your entrepreneurial or investor group.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Our three speakers from this Survive and Thrive episode have diverse backgrounds but are experts in what they do. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't experienced the highs and lows of business. Whether you run your own company or work for a large brand, part of life is experiencing success and failure. COVID-19 has made it harder for many people and businesses to succeed, but there is hope for a better future.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Erich Joachimsthaler , founder and CEO of VIVALDI envisions a new business model—one that creates shared value for all. Companies that embrace this new model, called interaction field companies, generate, facilitate and benefit from interactions and data exchanges among multiple people and groups—from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators and even competitors. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are many ways to invest successfully. Public stocks, bonds, private equity, real estate, venture capital, etc. And within each category, there are so many different investment opportunities. In public stocks, there are something like 5,000 listed stocks in the US. In venture capital, there were something like 30,000 companies that raised venture capital in 2019.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Marketing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and it’s really hard when it comes to startups. While there’s always an option to hire an in-house marketing team, it’s not always feasible as it costs a lot. Hiring agencies to handle marketing is a great workaround. But they do charge a lot as well. Freelancers get the work done for a lesser price. But they’re slow.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

From left to right: Beyond Meat Executive Chair and Honest Tea Co-founder Seth Goldman , ThinkFoodGroup CEO, Cofounder, and Executive Chairman José Andrés, Revolution Chairman and CEO Steve Case, Revolution Growth Partner Todd Klein , and Revolution Growth Principal Kristin Gunther at Revolution’s Dinner Roundtable in February 2020 Covid-19 has the potential to paralyze food and hospitality businesses.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

I saw this tweet in my feed yesterday and read the New Yorker piece when I woke up this morning: @fdestin @MacConwell @HarryStebbings any VC 'fairy godfathers of success' viewpoints? "Building a solid business, but the V.C.s wanted fantasy… the hope that one lucky wager would more than offset many bad bets." #startups @fredwilson blog fodder [link] — Claudia Lamb (@cloudylamb) November 23, 2020.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. While founders are adapting to quarantine in style, a group of college women in their 20s aren’t waiting until they are done with undergraduate to plunge into the lifestyle themselves. Started by college juniors Coco Sack and Kendall Titus , Womxn Ignite is a house for female and non-binary college undergraduates studying computer science.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The rumor mill churns with whispers Salesforce will acquire Slack. This combination would be strategic for both involved for three reasons. First, Salesforce and Slack share Microsoft as their most significant competitor. Microsoft Teams' rapid assault and consequent market power into the corporate instant messaging market transformed the market dynamics in less than 12 months.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With all of the economic changes underway, you’ve probably been experiencing plenty of uncertainty recently. However, there’s still hope for aspiring entrepreneurs, as the side hustle scene is alive and well. In fact, it’s thriving! StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. If you’re interested in testing the entrepreneurial waters, consider the following recession-proof side hustles that you can start today: Become a virtual assistant.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This is how going to college benefited dropouts like Zuckerberg or Larry Page. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, has added two more marquee investors to its cap table. The Bangalore-based startup, which focuses on K-12 online education, said on Wednesday it has raised new funds from Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group. The funding round, which is between $75 million to $100 million in size (according to a person familiar with the matter; Unacademy has not disclosed the figure), valued the four-and-a-half-year-old startup at $2 billion, up

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Not everyone’s career moves up and to the right from beginning to end. In fact, I don’t think that actually happens to anyone—but some people are just better at hiding the wrong turns, u-turns, and downturns than others. The key isn’t skipping over them—because a recruiter or potential employer can sniff out a story that doesn’t make sense from a mile away.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

It’s been a tough year, to say the least, and without being a harbinger of doom and gloom, it’s looking like we won’t see significant improvements for a while yet. Therefore, it’s down to us, as entrepreneurs, to focus on what we can control. We can’t control the COVID-19 virus. We can’t control governmental decisions, and we can’t control the economic fallout from lockdown measures.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

These psychological questions will help you better understand each other and better determine goodness of fit. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

After raising $215 million from SoftBank to double down on the surge of interest in online learning, Kahoot has made an acquisition to expand the scope of subjects that it covers. The popular startup, which lets people build and share educational games, has picked up Drops, a startup that helps people learn languages by way of short picture and word-based games.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Selling products online is nothing new. Many businesses function 100% from online sales. But how do they make it happen? What are the first steps they take? Keziah Dhamma started her business by solving a problem. It was a problem she had herself and realized other women were facing the same thing. Selling Products Online: The Inspiration. SwirlyCurlyHair.com caters to African-American women that have naturally curly hair.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are two types of online shopping experiences: the fast and free necessity purchase and the personalized boutique purchase. The shopper seeking the first option just wants to buy the product and receive it as quickly as possible. The shopper that is seeking the latter type of personalized online experience often ends up on a site such as Etsy, a marketplace that features handmade or otherwise difficult-to-find items created by skilled artisans.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A reading list for all entrepreneurs Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Cashfree, an Indian startup that offers a wide-range of payments services to businesses, has raised $35.3 million in a new financing round as the profitable firm looks to broaden its offering. The Bangalore-based startup’s Series B was led by London-headquartered private equity firm Apis Partners (which invested through its Growth Fund II), with participation from existing investors Y Combinator and Smilegate Investments.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Michael Dick, CEO, C2A Security. Graham Gullans, VP Business & Corporate Development, Superpedestrian. Adi Pinhas, CEO, Brodmann17. Yakir Machluf, OurCrowd Mobility Lead. Watch the full episode here. As the coronavirus pandemic challenges the world of transportation and mobility, the crisis is also offering opportunities for new technological solutions, from electric scooters to self-driving cars, according to some of the leading entrepreneurs in the sector.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

It’s officially holiday shopping season! While most of us will be doing our holiday shopping online this year (a reported 42 percent say they’ll be doing all of their shopping online), before you hit that “buy” button online, consider your local merchants. On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks about the importance of supporting local merchants this holiday season, and how new platforms like Shop Mainstreet can make holiday shopping easier than ever before.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

A personal brand isn’t what it used to be. Build a personal monopoly instead. Photo by VÍctor Daniel Giraldo on Unsplash Warren Buffett loves moats. Peter Thiel loves monopolies. Moats and monopolies are qualities that make businesses difficult to compete with. The ultimate moat and monopoly is a brand. Moats are differences between you and your competitors that can’t be replicated.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund as it’s going to be an evergreen fund focused on building a better world. It sounds ambitious, but Ekeland isn’t just daydreaming as she has a detailed action plan. If you’re not familiar with Marie Ekeland, she used to be an investor at French VC firm Elaia.

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