A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The NYC Fintech Innovation Lab is a program which accepts fintech entrepreneurs to develop their businesses with the assistance of senior execs at the leading NYC banks and insurance companies. If you are building a fintech company and are focused on one or more of these areas, you should consider applying.

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Revolution

AUGUST 8, 2023

Due to post-war suburban sprawl and decades-old zoning policies, these places were typically far from one another. This led people to move away from expensive urban areas and towards cheaper places with more space. Cities — in addition to companies — are in a war for talent, and it is too early to say who will win.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This post isn’t meant as a criticism of anyone for doing so. As is the case with any major company, career, or life function, the breadth of information one could pass along in each of these areas could fill a book. This also allows us to build a relationship. --a really wide range of stuff.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2023

30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

Putting the customer’s progress as the central focus of what your business does is a critical component of scaling, but so is operational profitably. Correlation isn’t causation Building a customer-centric business starts with throwing out most of what we know about market research. But how do you get there? I’ll give you an example.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A cluster area of 223,000 ㎡ was created in the first phase, 207,000 ㎡ in the second phase, and a total of 430,000 ㎡. On the east side, a “ Business Support Hub ” that would support startup companies, and a hotel were planned to be built.

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Red Rocket

MARCH 6, 2024

This post will help you learn how to identify the various types of dead weight, so you can assess your business and see if there is any pruning to be done. We needed to build and maintain two different websites and two-different marketing campaigns, as an example. For future posts, please follow me on Twitter: @georgedeeb.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

The world is a big place, and companies wishing to invest have many domestic and foreign options. based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. For example, 1,806 U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Amazon’s first foray into the world of accelerator programs, designed to help early-stage startups build and launch, was focused on conversational AI back in 2016. Now, seven years later, Amazon has another AI accelerator – this time led by Amazon Web Services with a focus on the newest zeitgeist: generative artificial intelligence.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

The big mistake is if they cut in the areas of customer service and customer experience , leaving them vulnerable to competition and eroding market share. Unfortunately, if history repeats itself—and I predict it will—many companies and brands will make this mistake. Hopefully, your company isn’t one of them. Shep Hyken, EO St.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When Bret Taylor announced he was stepping down as co-CEO and co-chair at Salesforce in November, it was easy to be cynical about him saying he wanted to go build again. He wanted to go build again — and today he and long time Google engineering veteran Clay Bavor announced they were teaming up on a new mystery project.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Understanding these met r ics is essential in building trust with investors and can significantly impact the startup’s valuation. For those who find it overwhelming, external expertise can guide you through this complex but essential task, freeing your team to focus on what they do best. Embrace scenario planning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2023

The better you know your audience, the more effective your posts and videos will be at converting leads — making audience research crucial to achieving your marketing goals. To start, let’s explore four excellent audience research channels you can use to build more accurate client profiles. Sometimes you’ll find unkind words.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 26, 2024

Each January, Data Privacy Week serves as a crucial reminder for both individuals and companies to safeguard data by maintaining vigilance against cybercriminals. The elderly, often less familiar with digital nuances, are targeted in conventional fraud areas like gift cards. and more articles from the EO blog.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Data shows that ethically-focused honorees outperform peers With so much social, business, and political turmoil seen in today’s culture, Ethisphere, a global leader advancing the standards of ethical business practices, offers some reassurance through its list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

One method is to focus on your company’s business success metrics by creating a unique business scorecard. Building a sustainable, long-term organization where people are comfortable bringing their whole selves (and ideas) to work requires an inclusive environment. How do you move from a defensive to an offensive position?

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

The NJGB is a component of the 2019 Energy Master Plan and Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 316 directed the NJEDA to implement programs supporting building electrification through the NJGB. The Green Bank will address gaps in the market and encourage traditional lenders to make investments in new areas.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Where to go: Head to Memorial Park for a scenic walk, run, or bike ride, Pappasitos for authentic TexMex, and Flower and Cream at the POST Market to end the day with a well-deserved little treat. Hear his takes on building a strong investor syndicate. Where we went: Bozeman, MT? Where we went: Las Vegas, NV?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This fund’s vision is to offer financial support, build investment connections, share knowledge, and facilitate networking opportunities between Southeast Asian and Korean businesses for the growth and innovation of both regions’ tech landscapes. In 2022 alone, East Ventures disbursed capital over 80 times yearly.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 13, 2023

Pangyo Techno Valley in Gyeonggi-do, well-known for hosting a variety of IT, bio, and content companies, is fortifying its reputation as Korea’s leading R&D hub. Infinity Tower, the new Jiran Family building (Image courtesy of Jiran Co.) Global companies such as Sartorius, GE Power Service Korea Ltd.,

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 5, 2024

Secondly, companies adopting generative AI will need to rethink their technology stack. While many are venturing into this space, it’s still the inaugural year for most companies deploying LLM-based applications. For companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google, security issues are existential to the product.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 29, 2023

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm TRIREC and Thai energy innovations company INNOPOWER announced today the formation of Energy Ignition Ventures, a $100-million growth-stage fund aimed at promoting decarbonisation initiatives.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Despite an extremely challenging funding climate, our 18 startups have continued to be creative and build impressive companies and technologies. Universities have improved the racial and gender diversity in their programs but these students still lack the resources and mentorship to inspire company building.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

After years of Forum, leadership training and learning events, I realized: Entrepreneurs tend to be the least comfortable in the “self” and “soul” areas (myself included). You may relate to how I once felt about those areas. The post 3 Soulful Takeaways from EO’s 2022 Canadian Regional Leadership Summit appeared first on.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

That contribution with Third Rock’s founding support is a great convergence of focus, creating optimism that more underrepresented and underserved college students will pursue positions in life science industry hubs. An alumni network is being established to support students’ post-internship and into their first full-time jobs.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Consortium Assessment: Analyzing consortium member companies to identify research and development strategies and foster innovation, enhancing their competitiveness. With sixty-four direct Pressed Materials businesses in the area, representing 40% of all such companies in the United States, the industry’s significance is undeniable.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

Then we turned that software into a product called KingSumo for other companies. TidyCal.com in action So we doubled down and repeated this for other areas of our business. Lesson 1: Use frameworks to help prioritize what you build Frameworks help you make better decisions without the mental strain. You can use lawof100.com

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

Every year, 200 YC companies go through our post-accelerator programs. These programs provide founders with the resources they need to build a company all the way through IPO. One area covered extensively is how to scale as a CEO of a growth-stage company.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 27, 2023

It was selected as a priority area for investment cooperation in May, and was designed to support investment in the cultural sector. As the Middle East market becomes increasingly attractive for Korean games, domestic game companies have been paying close attention.

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Startup Blogpost

APRIL 14, 2023

When you post the best testimonials on your page and encourage customers to send in more, you’re likely to have enough content to manage your brand’s reputation. This maintains your brand reputation and builds brand trust among new customers. In really severe cases, it drags the company’s reputation through the mud.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

We first caught up with company co-founders Paul Benigeri and Geoffrey Woo last November when the company announced a $4 million seed round led by Stripe. Four months later, the company also attracted attention from Tiger Global and Human Capital, which co-led Archive’s latest $8 million seed extension.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And I found from experience – after investing in many other entrepreneurial businesses over the years – that this stage typically occurs first at about twenty employees or $3 million in net revenues (or gross profit) for most any kind of company. The post Your fork in the road? This was a tough decision at that time.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The first category is the digital indifferent, or a company that is reactive to market changes and that does not have digital efforts. Third on the list is the digital challenger or a company that has a more proactive technology use strategy. It is forcing companies to accelerate their digitalization,” he says.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

The Vancouver-based company is part of the current Google for Startups Accelerator class in Canada. The company argues that it can eliminate up to 80% of false alerts by combining feedback from its more than 1.5 So far, he said, the company’s growth has been primarily product led. Image Credits: Visualping.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Today, the fastest growing B2B companies such as Notion and Snowflake use Mutiny to identify ideal customers, determine sections of websites that will increase conversion, and produce copy that converts visitors into customers. Finally, the engineers build a measurement system to capture the impact of those changes.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

E-commerce thrived in 2021, but if you want your brand to really take off in 2022, you need to focus on the data. Once you’ve set goals for the company and labeled KPIs to determine your goals, you can collect data to determine how close you are to achieving your goals. Says the company, “Data is not collected from where it should be.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

The founding team members at these companies often come from deeply technical backgrounds, which powers rapid product progress but can create bottlenecks on the go-to-market side. From this post, deep tech startups can formulate their marketing hiring strategy and attract and cultivate top talent to drive their go-to-market plan.

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