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Your Company Can Either Lead Sustainability Efforts Or Get Out Of The Way

YoungUpstarts

In December 2019, Amnesty International released a survey detailing how climate change is the biggest concern for young people. The pursuit of sustainable business practices makes sense because consumers ask for them and are more willing to do business with green companies. How does this affect sustainability?

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Saturday Startup Spotlight: eCarra

Austin Startup

2019 was all about the MVP, traction, software development, and infrastructure— we grossed $100,000. 2020 is about growth: increasing brand awareness, reservation count, and Tesla partners. We’re the new standard in ridesharing— most companies have some go green initiative, and we want to assist. We’re creating a machine.

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Book: The Business of Venture Capital

Feld Thoughts

I immediately introduced Mahendra to a bunch of Foundry Group LPs, partners, and entrepreneurs. He made progress quickly, and I fondly remember the first edition with the green cover. Mahendra and I kept in touch. During a book tour for the 1st Edition of Venture Deals, Jason and I visited the University of Michigan.

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SXSW Startups: Boost Biomes

Austin Startup

Boost Biomes CEO and co-founder Jamie Bacher The Forrest Four-Cast: March 5, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What are your goals for Boost Biomes in 2019? but in the end, growth and success are up to you.

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How Venture Capital Decision Making Has Changed During the Pandemic

View from Seed

Kent Bennett from Bessemer Venture Partners spoke to this initial slow down: “ We couldn’t do anything until we understood the new normal. Early stage deal activity showed real resilience coming off of a slow Q2, with deal count at angel and seed stage in 2020 now about at par with the same period in 2019.

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The Quest For Ethics: 5 Ethical Practices For Businesses To Live By

YoungUpstarts

For example, products with health claims or are green must be backed by solid proof. Notably, ethical sourcing can differ from fair trade, in which organizations partner with marginalized sectors for better pricing of the latter’s products. Hiring social media influencers and endorsers must also meet the standards of the FTC.

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Real talk on fundraising for a small fund

This is going to be BIG.

I kicked off the idea to my current LPs that there would be another fund in February of 2019. She wound up pulling through—but yeah, after my wedding, things in 2019 kind of sucked. I was there for the first Etsy VC pitch meeting in a Fort Greene apartment. Let’s start with my fundraising timeline. You cannot die today.

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