Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2021

Contributed by Michael Roderick, a recent EO 360° podcast guest and the founder and CEO of Small Pond Enterprises , which helps coaches and consultants make their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. I like to refer (ha ha) to these people as “referability partners”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. Happy reference checking. I wrote a post linked as follows about how to build relationships with VCs over time.

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 29, 2021

To help guide our investors through that process we have developed a Questionnaire for Checking Customer References. An area of diligence we talk a lot about is assessing the market and verifying customer demand.

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The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Download our questionnaire template to use when checking references. As readers of our various articles know, we believe no diligence topic is more important than the evaluation of the team. So it comes as no surprise that we do not leave that important area to chance.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The post [AEYE Health in PR Newswire] AEYE Health receives FDA clearance for AI-based autonomous screening for referable diabetic retinopathy appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Then you’ll want to refer the top early-stage startups in your portfolio/pipeline Rolodex to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023! Refer a founder today. Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023 by Neesha A. Want to make a founder’s day, week, month, and possibly career? That’s huge.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A C-Corporation, often referred to as a “C-Corp,” is a legal business structure that separates the company from its owners, providing limited liability protection to shareholders. The post What Is a C-Corporation?

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Art of Asking “If Not You, Who Should I Talk To?”. You see, there was a really talented Consumer Product Manager at Google that I was trying to get over to YouTube. He’d decided to leave Mountain View and work on a new startup, but I thought there was an opening.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 3, 2013

Reference checks are part and parcel of the VC diligence process and most hiring processes. Types of References. I find it’s valuable to speak to references who have worked with the candidate in different roles. I find it’s valuable to speak to references who have worked with the candidate in different roles.

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UBI Global

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Startups are often referred to as the lifeblood of an economy, being representative of the kind of bold thinking, innovation, and rapid deployment that are so important in a world […]. The post Three reasons startups fuel any innovation ecosystem appeared first on UBI Global | Innovation Intelligence Company and Community.

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UBI Global

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Startups are often referred to as the lifeblood of an economy, being representative of the kind of bold thinking, innovation, and rapid […]. The post Why Startups are Like rocket Fuel for an Economy appeared first on UBI Global | Innovation Intelligence Company and Community.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Trade references can help you jumpstart the process of building business credit while helping your startup improve cash flow. You can build your credit several ways , but one of the easiest ways to get started is with trade references. What are trade references? How to get a trade reference. You must build it.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When I would meet potential clients, I knew I was having an impact because they would mention lessons they’d learned from my sessions and reference how they helped them. I continually reference these tools, techniques and logistics of a project starting from the beginning to the end.

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Venture Well

APRIL 23, 2019

In honor of World Intellectual Property Day, we put together a quick-reference guide on the role IP rights play in innovation and entrepreneurship. The post Do You Have the Right Answers to these Intellectual Property Questions? appeared first on VentureWell.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Once you fill this out… Step 4: Meet to discuss answers and conduct reference checks Set up an hour or two to sit down and review each other’s answers in person or via a conference call. At the end of the meeting, ask for one or two work-related references (i.e., For instance, I would ask references questions like: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Reference Calls I do the exact same for reference calls.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2022

However, I find myself referring to and using them when I conduct staff interviews as they encapsulate the qualities we look for in team members. I refer to values whenever I have a question in need of an answer, whether personal or business. At the time, I considered them “not profound” due to their simplicity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Coinbase, the American cryptocurrency trading giant, has set a reference price for its direct listing at $250 per share. Immediate chatter following the company’s direct listing reference price was that the price could be low. According to the company’s most recent SEC filing, it has a fully diluted share count of 261.3

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Jamie and I adopted CliftonStrengths and refer to it often in our communication, both at home and at work. Having an external tool to refer to has also helped us reduce misunderstandings and focus on one another’s strengths and recognize when we need to step in and support one another in business and in life.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

It refers to the tendency to disregard other more appropriate alternatives when we have a particular perception of proper practices. This term refers to a flexible organizational culture that takes into account the nature of an employee’s work and promotes task-based policies, allowing remote work whenever possible.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 8, 2023

Psychological safety refers to an individual’s perception of the consequences of taking an interpersonal risk or a belief that a team is safe for risk taking in the face of being seen as ignorant, incompetent, negative, or disruptive. A few years back Google published research on what made their teams thrive.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 10, 2023

This company could be an amazing reference client. Picture it. Your team gets the big meeting with the CEO of a company right smack in the middle of your target market. The CEO spends a lot of time with your team, telling you exactly what she needs.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Get references. You should consider references on behavior, performance, or work ethics. Just as you would compile references and work samples for future employees, you can consider doing your research into customer reviews, past partnerships, and business policies. Do these individuals have good reputations?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

After the target customer is established, it’s time to figure out your frame of reference — the context in which consumers view your brand. By providing consumers with a frame of reference, you’re equipping them with the information they require to categorize, contextualize and then compare your brand with what’s already familiar to them.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

The visual reference tool is probably handy for set directors that want to visualize props for certain scenes. For instance, what the feather will look like at the beginning of “Forrest Gump.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

As Roblox began to trade today, the company’s shares shot above its reference price of $45 per share. per share, up just over 60% from the reference price that it announced last night. At $45 per share, Roblox’s direct listing reference price, the company was worth $29.1 direct listing reference price handoff.

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Here, for your reference, is our Impact Investing Due Diligence Report Template. We’ve published a fair amount about due diligence and being a deal lead. In those articles we talk a lot about the importance of having a good diligence report template to ensure the final report is useful to the reader.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 10, 2020

If you decide to participate, you will be asked who referred you. A supporter signs up to support one or more individuals who have recently been laid off and have been nominated by their former employer. The support is standardized at $1k per month for three months. I joined here. You can too.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

CIOs want solutions for the longer term, so think about how you position your product as a long-term solution rather than a reference-point solution. Have your references ready. Have a reference that’s relevant to the CIO before you reach out. And whatever that value prop is, be sure it’s aligned with the CIO’s larger vision.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Some people refer to it as a company-written investment memo, but I prefer the “strategy memo” title, because it’s not really an investment memo, which comes with scenario analyses, exit plans and other sections that would be awkward and a bit presumptuous for a company to externalize.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their suite of APIs delivers best execution across every source of liquidity, comprehensive reference and market data, and custom fixed income strategies with automated portfolio construction and management. Whether you’re a corporate, institution, or advisor – Moment makes it seamless to access the fixed income markets.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In addition, identify key customers willing to be references and make sure you’re friendly with them in case of pending due diligence. Continue highlighting how you can be a BIG company (even if your initial product is an initial, smaller wedge) and connect the investor to personal references and customers who will go to bat for you.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. There are a number of VC funds that share the carry earned in their co-investment to the referring party. Certain late-stage VCs have invested in some of my past funds, partly to motivate us to refer future investment opportunities to them.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 29, 2022

I LOVE doing reference checks — on founders we are hoping to support and key hires into their teams. Don’t incorrectly write off the ‘candidate supplied references’ thinking that it’s worthless to speak with people who have been prepped or likely to be positive. Are they aligned with what their on-sheet reference told you?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

References. We do a lot of customer calls and check references on the entrepreneurs. . “Then we come up with a list of key questions we want to go deep on,” Achadjian said. “What’s the business model? How do you scale? I actually called one of Akilesh’s Berkeley professors. ”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Turbo appears to be referring to the ChatGPT Turbo model) Expanded product brief and full source: [link] pic.twitter.com/FL0r4uCEiR — Travis Fischer (@transitive_bs) February 21, 2023 Eagle-eyed Twitter and Reddit users spotted that one of the text-generating models listed in the instance pricing chart has a 32k max context window. (GPT-3.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Kick the tires and get references. You can also ask funds for a reference to a portfolio company where their investment didn’t work out. It’s crucial to understand who your partners are before you let them in the tent.

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