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Validate The Pedigree Of A Startup Before You Jump

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Yet if you are on the other side of the table, there are some other key questions that you need to ask, which will tell you more about the real success prospects for this business.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Numero uno. I was nowhere to be found. And that’s a true reflection of just how successful and prolific Greg has been in LA. In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in dev

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Part 2 of Interview with Malcolm Frank of Cognizant: Davos, Design Thinking, Automation

deal architect

Continuing my interview with Malcolm Frank, EVP of Strategy and Marketing at Cognizant. Part 1 can be found here Malcolm, you were at Davos in January. What did you hear from the European or from the global perspective which is.

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How to Avoid Being Disrupted as a VC

Both Sides of the Table

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “Top deal maker in Los Angeles… Continue reading on Medium »

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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How To Improve Your Business Credit Score

YoungUpstarts

Gaining a good business credit record has a huge number of benefits for your business. On the one hand, it enhances the amount you can invest in your day-to-day operations. You can buy communications and IT equipment, providing a better working environment for your employees. On the other, it can have fantastic financial implications, helping to position your company far better for payment terms with new product suppliers.

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In New Orleans, a female-led pie business embodies the local entrepreneurship scene

The Next Web

Last month, Nicole Eiden and Marielle Dupré were hustle-ready entrepreneurs running a popular New Orleans pie business called Windowsill Pies. This month, they are stars of area entrepreneurship and women’s interest. Eiden and Dupré had just won the Junior League of New Orleans’ Women’s Entrepreneurship Fellowship, a significant prize and resource given out to the winners of a pitch competition that took place during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.

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Dear elizy: How should I split equity with my co-founders?  And how will that affect raising a seed round?

Hippoland

Dear elizy : I started a company in school with two co-founders. Let’s call them Ada and Bob. Ada is my professor, and we are using her lab, and the company is based on her research, though the IP is assigned to the company. Bob and I were her students and will be graduating this year. We plan to incorporate and work on this company full time, while Ada will work on it part-time, as she is a full-time tenured professor.

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Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #34

Austin Startup

Texas Startup & Tech News, Opinions & Events in the Lone Star StateView this email in your browser Continue reading on Medium ».

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Why They Love What They Do

Hearpreneur

Share Being in love is great. Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any “job” they have had. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality.