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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

We couldn’t begin any recap of 2016 without focusing on the bubble we hear so much about. So, what really happened in 2016? As Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint showed, in February 2016, public SaaS companies had fallen 57% from their highs. 2016 for Version One companies. Collectively, our companies raised over $100M in 2016.

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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. Connectors – who will help teams rapidly grow their networks to gain new insights from unique partners not yet discovered. Advisors – who will provide alternative viewpoints that will enable teams to see clearer pathways through bureaucracies.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

With a concentration on providing a more diverse workforce, Capital Factory and Opportunity Hub are partnering in 2019 to converge on the Austin tech scene this spring at SXSW. In 2016, OHUB pioneered HBCU@SXSW at SXSW. In 2016, OHUB sponsored 50 college students to go to SXSW, and those numbers have grown since then.

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Entrepreneurs Need More Relationships And Fewer Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the focus on social networking platforms, starting with Facebook, has destroyed the meaning of the word friend and even changed it from a noun to a verb. You need business partners, investors and customers. Social networking friends have real business value. Online networking alone does not build business relationships.

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7 Attributes of An Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Do your networking with investors well before the funding pitch. Investors are wary of “equal partners,” who may jeopardize a timely decision. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 06/10/2016. Investors talk to each other and they love warm introductions to up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs With A Great Idea Need A Great Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s fine for one to be the visible head of the company, but if you look at recent great successes of recent times, almost always there is a partner behind the scenes who was key to making the right things happen. The best way to start is business networking through local groups and online forums. Many entrepreneurs outside the U.S.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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