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Forge the Future: Immersive Roleplaying for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Paul G. Silva

Have you ever tried explaining to friends or family what it’s really like to build a startup? Built on the award-winning Forged in the Dark framework, this experiential learning tool places participants in the roles of startup founders racing to bring their vision to life before time and resources run out.

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RoboInvestor: Dive into Investor Simulations (v4)

Paul G. Silva

Instead, it asked: Your revenue-sharing model is somewhat unconventional in the startup investment space. Specifically, how do you ensure that the royalty payments do not overly burden the startups as they scale? Entrepreneurs can use this tool to refine their pitches independently, allowing mentors to focus on higher-value advice.

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

Revolution

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. Pulling founders into one physical room has always been a powerful tool for clarity, camaraderie, and the occasional course correction.

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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. One of our most powerful tools was teaching them to distinguish between tasks and responsibilities.

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Let's Talk About Anxiety, Fear of Failure, and Why I Didn't Go to The Dentist for 27 Years

This is going to be BIG.

I even bought my own scraping kit with all the little tools and the dental mirrorbut I never made an appointment. If youve started a company, and things arent going wellthe best thing you can do for your startup, your investors money, and for your own mental health is to ask for help. I couldnt. I came close.

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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

Dream It

The team owns, operates and manages over 150 million square feet of real estate, making Camber Creek one of the biggest value-add venture partners for real estate tech startups. Camber Creek uses a deliberate, formal process to vet startups, which they call the “beta lab.” For some startups, proving demand can be more difficult.

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From Plan to Progress: Navigating Innovation with the Adoption Roadmap

Paul G. Silva

While tools like the Business Model Canvas or Lean Canvas help define business models, they fall short of addressing the challenges of adoption. Enter the Adoption Roadmap , a tool designed to bridge this gap. This tool is for leaders tasked with driving innovation. Who Is the Adoption Roadmap For?