Sat.Sep 26, 2015

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Why I Look for High Conviction, not Consensus, in Venture Capital Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

One of the least understood parts of the venture capital industry and venture capital firms is how investment decisions actually get made. The truth is that each firm is different and there isn’t one standard but over the years I’ve talked with enough of my peers to get sense of how many firms work. Often if it’s a bigger firm (say 4 partners or more) and it’s a super small investment for their fund size (let’s say $250-500k when they normally invest $5-7 million) t

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7 Investor Term Sheet Demands Startups Need Not Fear

Startup Professionals Musings

Most entrepreneurs looking for an investor can tell you how much money they need, but few have given much thought to what they are willing to give up for it. Perhaps they're way off in their valuation (usually far too high), or paralyzed by fear at seeing the other terms, because they have no idea what's normal, and what's worth a fight to the death (their startup's).

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The EU Regulator Puzzle

deal architect

The market share of diesel cars is more than 60% in some EU countries. In comparison, they are a curiosity in the US (less than 5% market share) So, is it fair to ask why the VW emissions scandal was.

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Why You Need To Master Social Media For Customer Service

Brandanew

All the hard work in development and marketing can go down the drain if you do not keep your customers in good humor whenever they require any help. Sometimes they might be having real issues and sometimes they might be on account of a misunderstanding. But you need to respond politely and sort out issues immediately before they snowball. On top of that, there’s no telling when they have a problem and contact you on the fly.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Ways For A Vancouver Business To Get Over A Slump

YoungUpstarts

Being the owner of a business is perhaps the toughest job that a person will take on in their lifetime. There are a variety of things that a small business owner will have to do in order to stay successful. Neglecting to do these necessary things will usually lead to a decline in the amount of business that a company does. When a slump like this hits, a business owner will need to find a way to push forward and get their company back in good working order.

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Why I Decided To Lead A Team Of Entrepreneurs And Bicycle Addicts

YFS Magazine

You might wonder, what does a Hotel & Spa professional like me have to do with this? Which was also the second question of that guy I met, who asked me about where I had been before the meeting with him.

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infinite io Nets $3.4 Million in Funding

SiliconHills

Austin-based infinite io announced it has completed $3.4 million in funding led by Chicago Ventures. “We are very excited to be building a world-class enterprise software company here in Austin, Texas, where there is a wealth of talent to support our growth plans,” Mark Cree, CEO of infinite io, said in a news release. “The […] The post infinite io Nets $3.4 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Weekend Favs September Twenty Six

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs September Twenty Six written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or one that I took out there on the road.

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Techstars Austin is Accepting Applications for its Spring Program

SiliconHills

Applications for Techstars Austin are open, said Amos Schwartzfarb, its new managing director. The Techstars program is accepting applications Sept. 18th through Nov. 18th. The next class kicks off Feb. 15th and runs three months. Schwartzfarb is looking for ten to 12 companies for this next cohort. They can come from anywhere in the world […] The post Techstars Austin is Accepting Applications for its Spring Program appeared first on SiliconHills.

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UTHSC at San Antonio’s New $35 Million Institute for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Disease

SiliconHills

San Antonio has another institution that will shine a national spotlight on important research being done locally on Alzheimer and other neurological diseases. On Saturday, Dr. William Henrich, president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will announce a new Institute for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Disease. He is expected to make […] The post UTHSC at San Antonio’s New $35 Million Institute for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Disease appeared first