Paul G. Silva

MARCH 11, 2025

Shift from “I am” to “This is” Move from “I am a failure” to “This is a skill I need to develop” Focus on the specific issue, not your overall worth as a leader Remember past challenges you’ve overcome 3. We doubled our membership, became profitable, and soon were running out of space.

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The Seraf Compass

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Any early stage investor who makes more than one or two investments will certainly run into this issue. Have you ever been in a situation where you are negotiating an investment with an entrepreneur and you can’t agree on the pre-money valuation?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Having a human as the curator mitigates this issue. Addressing AI’s Hallucinations in Idea Curation One of the most significant challenges in leveraging generative AI is managing its tendency to produce “hallucinations”—false or misleading information.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 23, 2023

I’m sure he could get a seed round for a travel startup without any issue. Either VCs can identify a very specific, unassailable issue of specific risk they don’t believe the return is there for, or they’re just being lazy. So, really, it’s not that they don’t want to do travel. So how did I get other VCs to take a look?

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 29, 2021

It might be hard to believe, but it’s not very difficult for an early stage company to run into all sorts of legal issues before they even start to ship product. The good news is that most legal issues at this stage are confined to just a few areas.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As part of my compensation for being a board member, the company issued me restricted stock. Many years ago I joined the board of a company after my angel group became the lead investor in the company’s seed financing round.

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The Seraf Compass

JANUARY 29, 2020

One of the most controversial topics in the startup community relates to the issue of investing through convertible notes vs. investing through preferred stock. Much has been written about this topic for the past decade, and the debate continues to rage in the blogosphere even today.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 7, 2022

The Gotham Gal and I have owned EVs for eight years now and have struggled with a few of these issues. ” The first issue that arose is that our destination was slightly beyond the range of both of our cars. But get home they did and the range anxiety weekend ended without any major issues. They drove a Volvo XC40.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Global supply chain issues, increased transportation costs and shipping delays are an ongoing post-pandemic problem. When we heard early rumblings about supply chain issues and raw material increases, we immediately made changes. We’ve had to adjust and learn to navigate these issues. As a result, we’ve: .

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That doesn’t even scrape the surface of the issues around deepfakes and generating images of others. That’s undoubtedly going to happen here, too—only I’m not totally sure who you sue when the issue is stemming from open source software. Let’s not make the same mistakes we made with social media.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 21, 2021

Combining the family dinner table with the conference room table comes with a slew of issues, both rewarding and challenging. . Such issues include: Confusion over titles, roles and responsibilities . Focusing on personal childhood issues: Who did Mom favor? These are complex issues to solve but must be addressed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Leave work issues at the office and leave home issues at home. With Brian and Jean, we have compiled a list of our top lessons from life as an entrepreneurial couple: Define roles at home and at work. Set boundaries, including work times and places. Refrain from using pet names at the office.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

Brace yourself—this may not be easy for you to do or for your parents to hear, but to avoid serious issues in the future which could make a difficult time even more frustrating, this talk is necessary. The issue is that many older people want to stay in control and are afraid this “talk” means they have to give up their independence.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Why Hotel is solving one of the most fraught cash flow and timing issues for multifamily developers: the lease-up process after the building is completed (which usually takes between 6 and 15 months). New startups are tackling these issues every day, and this is why so many are excited about the real estate tech sector.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

Don’t issue exploding term sheets. Talk about the strategy issues facing the company. Try to help with these issues even before you are an investor. I tell them “throw a dart at that list and talk to four or five of them randomly. you’ll hear the same thing from everyone.” 6) Add value during the process.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You might be surprised, because I think it has a lot to do with issues no one ever really seems to talk about. San Francisco is dealing with some very serious livability issues. What makes people like that want to live in any particular community? Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 20, 2025

But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Without at least a months working capital needs on hand in the form of cash, receivables that will be cash, or an untapped credit line as a fallback, you should worry over cash flow issues daily.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

We had to address health and safety issues, closed buildings, canceled contracts, loan compliance issues, and significant layoffs as the business shut down almost overnight. As board members, there were many hard conversations and no easy answers. This was, at the time, one of the most complicated situations in our portfolio.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 22, 2021

Countries around the world are looking at stablecoins and thinking “we should issue these assets via our central banks.” Hester focused on the privacy concerns around CBDCs, and I agree with her that I would rather hold USDC than a Fed issued digital dollar. I am all for central banks issuing digital currencies.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

There are a few opportunities to address this issue. There is no divorce court for startups. And so the result is likely to be entrepreneurs and investors getting stuck in bad marriages.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

To shed additional light on this issue and its ultimate impact on startups, I partnered with the Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation to ask proptech founders about their capital and strategic partners. The Hard Truths So, what do founders have to say about these issues?

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This matters because it brings new issues to light that simply were not as relevant to investors before. Take a couple moments to gather yourself, have your deck ready, and trouble shoot any technical issues ahead of time. Technical issues like these distract investors from your pitch. Mistake #2 - Poor Internet Connection.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, I think that the OCC and, more importantly , the crypto industry, owe these elected officials an education on how crypto can address these important issues and why it is not a distraction from them.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

Take Action This Week Audit your language : Review how you communicate with your team. Are you assigning tasks or clarifying responsibilities?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

But like web3 before it and the internet before that, this new technology will bring litigation and regulatory scrutiny that will raise, and ultimately resolve many important issues. That is just one of many issues that these AI models have raised and they will need to be resolved. Let’s start with litigation.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A good way to avoid this issue is try to be more explicit about what your deal term expectations are early on in your discussions with the entrepreneur. This is a waste of time for all involved, and is the kind of frustration that leads to “deal fatigue” for investors trying to build a portfolio of investments.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Before the pandemic, you could walk around the office, go to a member of a different department, and have a conversation about issues with a project. Your employees must be intentional about connecting, following up, and asking for updates about projects or issues that need to be addressed outside of scheduled meetings.

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Venture Well

AUGUST 31, 2021

Learn how a faculty grant allowed a multi-institution faculty team to launch a groundbreaking social entrepreneurship program to address global issues. The post how a faculty grant is creating global citizens appeared first on VentureWell.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Bibi la Luz González: It is important to focus on inclusion, to have diverse representation, voices, perspectives, and issues within your main focus, and broaden your actions to intertwine them. Do you have any best practices regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship in the workplace?

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Venture Well

APRIL 20, 2021

To address the growing issue of water scarcity, VentureWell E-Team, Hydronomy has developed a solar-powered device that generates water from air for use in homes. The post water scarcity: Hydronomy’s invention creates water out of thin air appeared first on VentureWell.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

As we grapple with massive societal issues like our aging population and direct care worker shortage , we need more founders like Andres and startups like Hilda to reimagine a way forward. Led by Andres Brillembourg, Hilda transforms how home care providers recruit talent, using AI to reduce hiring time from weeks to minutes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

I remember a time when I was facing an employment issue with a new employee who was not a great fit for us, and it became clear that there were going to be major issues. One morning, I asked my cohorts for an HR recommendation. By that same afternoon, not only did I have someone on my side, but I was working toward a resolution.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

The Dreamit team is already working closely with its new cohort of B2B startups on issues related to surviving and thriving during an economic downturn. This was the first time we've done a virtual Kickoff Week, and our team at Dreamit is even more excited to get to know these amazing founders in person when things return to normal. ??

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Gust

MARCH 21, 2025

Corporate structure issues can quickly kill a fundraising deal for early startups, so we've built Gust's Corporate Diligence Review to provide startups with a report card highlighting their possible red flags before they pitch to investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

When I left the hot tub industry to pursue a new manufacturing venture in electronics, global climate and waste issues inspired my thoughts around pursuing a path that would contribute to reducing carbon footprint while being a viable, sustainable business.

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