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

Board Effect

Mission-driven organizations strive to serve their communities and constituents with integrity and purpose. Consider this: When boards embrace diversity, the pulse of our communities strengthens, and our impact magnifies. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Capacity Capital, Greater Colorado Venture Fund, Indie.VC, Reformation Partners, UP Fund, Versatile VC. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.

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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In

Both Sides of the Table

We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. ” We explained what we felt the core values of a firm of the future needed to uphold: Provide real operational insights to entrepreneurs (the days of being “money men” are gone).

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

He also didn’t believe in supporting the community and supporting local organizations through our skills. More importantly, we continue to help the community through pro-bono projects, supporting non-profits and charitable campaigns, and giving back where and when we can. You’re abandoned by partners you once relied upon.

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Passing the torch

VC Cafe

I’ve started both of these projects four years ago, and they continue to flourish and exceed my expectations thanks to my incredible partners and successors. For me, it’s the importance of building a team, and giving people the room for operating and taking your ideas to the next level, but also the credit for a job well done.

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Three Lessons from the Coronavirus for Telecom Service Providers So Far

The Startup Magazine

The operations teams are now key to our economic viability. With that in mind, here is a shortlist of lessons that every network operators can start to consider as we fight this pandemic. Customers and partners will understand, and they themselves will have put in such measures in place. Workforce Location and Travel.

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5 Critical Tips to Reduce Your Business Taxes This Year [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

In your experience in helping these businesses get up and operational, what type of entity structures are you seeing most of your customers kind of get into or set up at? Though tax efficiency is one of the areas we jump into when we’re talking legal structure, Sabrina, I wanted to ask you a question here. Ryan : Sabrina? Sabrina : Yup?

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