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Views on the Ground: Scenes from Our Chicago Founder Fly-In

Revolution

After the team touched down in Chicago, we brought together founders, funders, and friends of the ecosystem for dinner at Chicago Winery, our home base for the Fly-In. Portfolio company leaders from across the country touched down in the Windy City to connect with fellow Rise of the Rest-backed founders on tactical tools for turbulent times.

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$10K Grants and Skills Training: Free Events for June

StartupNation

Gain practical tips for tracking expenses, staying compliant, and building strong relationships with funders. If you came to this article to find out about the $10,000 small business grants from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, that’s great. Keep reading to find out more about the money. These events and courses are for June.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

In that prior post, I had offered Y Combinator as a positive example, but I didn’t break down exactly why. This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Step 1: Find the best founders An uncomfortable truth about this work is that not all founders are created equal.

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Vista Equity Partners AI Hackathon Winners Announced

American Entrepreneurship

One hundred thirty participants on 27 teams drawn from V ista portfolio companies worked to build innovative enterprise software solutions while connecting with their peers. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent?—?you you can build that with your personal peer network. It can start 2–1 founders to investors and then sometimes moves to 3–2 but sometime around the A, B or C round the idea of “independent” directors comes up. Yes, this is a thing.

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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders. More posts by this contributor. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer During each year’s transition to the next, we take the chance to reflect on the accomplishments and challenges of the past, but our focus remains on the future. We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission.