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Leadership is More Than a Memo

Steve Blank

While Silicon Valley has grown to have global influence, in many ways the cultural leadership from the venture community has dramatically shrunk in the last decade. Chasing deal flow has resulted in many VCs leading the race to the bottom in startup ethical behavior. Lessons Learned.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

They look for businesses with a novel business plan, proven leadership, and in-depth industry experience to back them. This setup is incredibly investor-friendly because investors may pick and choose whatever companies they want to invest in from the deal flow.

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But There's So Much Content Out There!

This is going to be BIG.

You just have to outrun the slowest camper—and in the world of online thought leadership, there are a lot of slow campers. It’s very easy to get caught up in processing your day to day deal flow without leaving enough time to come up for air and do some research. Remember, you don’t have to outrun the bear.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

Any company that aspires to maintain a leadership position needs to position itself to exploit these two macro trends. VCAP© will be operated through NAIC’s subsidiary, The Marathon Foundation, a business development network that supports entrepreneurial growth, access to capital and deal flow. competitiveness.

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Why Female Founder Office Hours is So Important

Both Sides of the Table

Mentorship / Modeling Behavior An important part of leadership is being a role model for those who may come after you to look up and say, “If she can do it then why can’t I?” I think these deals are less exciting than the ones you proactive seek out. Deal flow and winning will drive change faster than any other outcome.

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Open Positions at the ATI

Austin Startup

The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members. The current portfolio ranges from 60 Ghz chip sets (Nitero) to enterprise 2.0 ( InXero ) to family media ( Famigo ) companies.

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What Freedom Looks Like

David Cohen

She has the authority to hire and place other people of color in leadership in ways that creates the same freedoms for them that she has found. These are the types of freedom that entrepreneurship can open up to the Black woman. It’s why the Kansas City Report showed that Black women left corporate in droves seeking this freedom.