Blog and Holding Company

Incentives in Venture Capital, Why You Should Avoid Your Competitors’ Investors, China’s Malaise, and More [link blog]

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Five Traps for Real Estate Tech Entrepreneurs [Brad Hargreaves/Thesis Driven ($)] – Brad’s a multiple time proptech founder/investor and his newsletter is well worth the subscription price if you’re at all interested in real estate investing – both the technology and property holding company side.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital China Government Early Stage

Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Small Business and Startups: Slice & Dice Your Customer Service Data | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. The Nine Ingredients That Make Great Content | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Small Business and Startups: Slice & Dice Your Customer Service Data | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. The Intercom Blog - [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

26 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Leaders They Look Up To

Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2020

I am a huge fan of Charlie Munger, who is the Vice Chairman of the famed holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Both men have podcasts and blogs that guide bloggers and marketers toward online success. Jon Morrow was able to achieve success as a blogger, blogging mentor, and podcaster despite being a paraplegic.

Jordan

Jordan Entrepreneur United States Technical Review

Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

However, Fred Wilson blogs and Jackson Palmer smartly tweets that Git is already a decentralized system with GitHub built on top of it. [Under Nadella, Microsoft has already open-sourced PowerShell, Visual Studio Code, and MSFT Edge JavaScript engine, among others.].

Acquisition

Acquisition Azure Open Source Seattle

9 Common Things that Stunt Business Growth (and What to Do about Them)

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Before we get to that though, I asked my LinkedIn connections about the #1 thing holding back their companies. It’s clear from the 80+ answers that many things hold companies back, so consider these nine a starting point in your quest to improve your business. (As View the post and the answers. Okay, let’s get into it.

Metrics

Metrics Campaign Channel Advertising

7 Habits of Highly Effective Boards

OnlyOnce

APRIL 26, 2022

(This blog post was first published as an article in Entrepreneur Magazine on April 15.). Weak and ineffective boards hold a company back. Throughout my 20+ years of entrepreneurship , I’ve led four companies (including Bolster, where I’m a co-founder and CEO today) and served on eight boards.

Cofounder

Cofounder Lean Curation Operations

What Does it Mean to Be a Socially Responsible Nonprofit Board?

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the interest of providing a frame of reference, corporate social responsibility (CSR) Is a business model that holds companies responsible for social issues. What Does It Mean to Be a Socially Responsible Nonprofit Board?

Cloud

Cloud Community Holding Company Reputation

3 Compelling Product Packaging Design Strategies To Turn Millennials and Gen Z Into Zealous Advocates

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Both generations factor environmental issues into their purchasing decisions and both hold companies accountable for harming the environment. The post 3 Compelling Product Packaging Design Strategies To Turn Millennials and Gen Z Into Zealous Advocates appeared first on crowdspring Blog.

Design

Design Product Social Media Curation

I‘ve founded and run marketing agencies for 20 years, I’m running one now, and yet I hate the agency industry. Here’s what I’m doing about it.

Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 22, 2020

I sold one of my companies (Engauge) to a holding company, and the result was quite frankly disastrous. We had ~200 employees that went to the new company, and five years later roughly 90% of those employees were no longer with the company. There is exclusive content that only comes out in the email!

Marketing

Marketing Georgia Holding Company Advertising

15 Surprising Perks Employees Love

Up and Running

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sure we provide benefits and hold company retreats, but they were most appreciative of the information that allowed them to be the agents of their own financial wellbeing. – David Hassell, 15Five. What perks do you offer your employees to keep them happy and to create a positive company culture? Tweet this tip!

Employee

Employee California Community Salary

The Demise of the Mad Men

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 30, 2010

Last year, I blogged about how Madison Avenue was going tech ("Revenge of the Nerds", I called it). So long as they are slaves to Wall Street, the major advertising holding companies will be unable to undergo the necessary, wholesale transformation required to thrive in the digital age. CFO/Procurement.

Advertising

Advertising Holding Company Acquisition Portfolio

BoardSpring- A New Effort Promoting Board Governance Best Practices in Venture-Backed Companies

Pascal's View

MARCH 14, 2011

” BoardSpring, set up under a holding company called Shipyard Venture Partners LLC, so far comprises Collins and a part-time graduate student. He has created some original content but mostly linked to blogs and other relevant subject matter on the Web, looking to present it in an organized manner.

Government

Government LLC Boston Venture Capital

Cap Tables Explained: Guide to Understanding Cap Tables

Board Effect

MAY 10, 2019

Maintaining an accurate and organized cap table—complete with models for a variety of hypothetical exit scenarios—helps prepare a company and its shareholders for whatever the future might hold. Companies may use equity as an incentive when recruiting executives and board members.

Cap Table

Cap Table Liquidation Preference Dilution Liquidity Event

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