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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. Next, they use the financial press and blogs to spread their message to the institutional investors.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. ” I highly recommend reading it. otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less).

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Experts share tips for mission-driven organizations on DE&I

Board Effect

Let’s look beyond numbers on a balance sheet. So, how do we gauge our progress? Let’s examine our retention rates, ensuring that our teams reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Effective leadership and governance thrives on diversity of perspectives and diversity of perspectives doesn’t just happen.

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Twitter Link Roundup #235 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. Activate or Die: 10+ Ways You Can Improve Your User Activation for SaaS – Part 2 | 500 Startups Blog – crowdspring.co/1rgMYgu.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

9:33) Scaling Up Excellence , process debt, technical debt, and human capital debt, plus rapid prototyping during the pandemic. (13:58) 28:12) The pandemic as a moment to invest in people and technology, have a plan and execute. Highlights from the show: Carl details his background and experience. (4:22)

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2 Reasons Why This is the Best Holiday Season Ever

Growthink Blog

Then there are the kinds of insidious liabilities that don’t show up on a traditional balance sheet. And with liabilities down and assets up, we are left with that most beautiful piece of our business balance sheet - equity. MPulse (SaaS), acquired by JDM Technology Group. DNT Express (logistics) secured $2.2M