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Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

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I wrote about Jonathan’s visit (but never named him by name until now) because it was so memorable. ” We had inbound M&A requests from some of the biggest names in tech. Topics range from aging parents, marital strife, infidelity, disease, stress, life’s true mission, giving back – you name it.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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name your city]? You enter your credit card information and driver’s license once and then it’s $1 to start in and currently 15 cents per minute. I get why it works in Santa Monica, but will it really work in …. Yeah, I know your first thought. That’s what we all thought about Uber, too. Not at all.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

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Named Competitors – Often buyer exclusivity agreements start very broad and your job is to narrow them. I usually try to win the “named competitor” argument because in actuality most buyers usually only really care about a handful of competitors that they’re trying to one-up.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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40% of all produce in the United States is spoiled before it is consumed and in the developing world that can be between 70-90% so as water shortages become more pronounced in the future and as you’re looking to feed larger populations with less resources getting produce to last longer can make a difference.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. In her well-regarded (but boringly named) book “ Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages ” Carlota Perez outlines the history of many of our great leaps forward in innovation.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

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There are 53 million Hispanics in the United States (17.6% We even have the most dynamic mayor in the United States - Eric Garcetti – whose heritage is half Hispanic. of the population). 25% of all children born in the US are Hispanic.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. He stated: “China is also courting trouble. TWTFelipe and I ended up speaking for nearly 30 minutes and we talked mostly about why his company was based in Canada and not the US. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!