Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

Photo Credit: Fortune Adding to the lack of female representation in the industry, research also shows that only 8% of the investment professionals at the top 25 VC firms are women. We have to rebuild all of the frameworks,” Dua advises. “We let alone being in the VC role.” As far as numbers go, they aren’t pretty.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem. The hope is that by providing a more concrete framework like BONDS, it can lead to closing this gap and helping more Black professionals climb the professional ladder in their organizations. representation in the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

million pre-Series A funding round co-anchored by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC, and JKL Capital. A business model that’s highly focused on the actual customers’ needs, rather than completely speculative and outside of the regulatory framework. 500 Startups also participated in the funding round, according to the announcement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. Indonesia emerged as the best choice.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Startups and VC Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on building financial applications, has launched a $150 million fund ecosystem initiative, the platform’s CEO and co-founder, Eric Chen, told Jacquelyn in her article, Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to accelerate interoperable infra and DeFi adoption. Big Tech Inc.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We spend time looking at their org savvy, their leadership skills. I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. ” And so that framework helps think that through before you start talking to folks, which I think is very smart. The MOC Nolan Church: Yeah. And it completely blew my mind.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

Every VC firm works differently but when asked about our process I always reply the same way, We’re a “high conviction” shop. If you pound the table on deals over a period of time and you’re consistently wrong it’s clear you won’t make a great long-term VC. He took two words where I take 1,000!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The round was co-led by Index Ventures, which also led Sylvera’s seed, along with New York-based global private equity and VC firm Insight Partners. It says the Series A will be used to fuel further business expansion, including by further expanding the team and beefing up technical leadership.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The difference between pitching a VC and pitching a journalist (lol). The best framework for the different types of media form out there, from Twitter to billboards to earned media. The best framework for the different types of media form out there, from Twitter to billboards to earned media.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

We recommend getting to know partners at VC firms on your list at least 6 to 9 months before your fundraise. Decision framework. ? Post-Series B, most companies will have an executive leadership team that helps the CEO scale and grow the company. And the only way you build trust is with time. Options they considered. ?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

He built an internal database of downstream VC investors so that as each company is ready to raise more capital they don’t have to start from scratch. Aside from deal work, analytical support and sourcing Kevin proactively set out as a Principal to build VC relationships. And of course it doesn’t hurt that Kevin is fluent in Mandarin.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 1, 2019

So I recommend use the framework of an investor: Venture capital investing checklist. Assuming Leadership: The First 100 Days (BCG). The post Negotiating a Job Offer from a Private Equity/VC Portfolio Company appeared first on David Teten. Here’s how to do your due diligence first. Due Diligence as an Investor. Starting Work.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

Today I’d like to give that advice in more tangible terms and with a framework to think about your tasks – the funnel. VC meetings are easy to come by but money in the bank is the only thing that will fund your next 12 months. We all know the type of person who lives in the top end of the funnel.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

Such is leadership. And that’s how I view VC today. If you’re not engaging your VC this way you’re losing out. If you’re not engaging your VC this way you’re losing out. But for most issues VC’s and boards are tourists. And I learned the skills in my days as a consultant.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Meanwhile, one key highlight in Khazna’s journey is its dedication to following the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) push for financial inclusion and a “less-cash” framework. The Egyptian startup has a team of 70 people, of which its leadership team comprises former executives from WorldRemit, Uber, Jumia and Match Group.

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