View from Seed
OCTOBER 24, 2019
As seed rounds have atomized, it’s not uncommon for founders to raise 3 or even 4 rounds prior to a series A. These include angel rounds, pre-seeds, institutional seeds, second seeds, pre-A, etc. The reality is that if a founder raised every one of these rounds, and lead investors always got their “target” ownership, the level of dilution would be ridiculous.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Recently, a friend of mine told me about the experience of giving his kid his first cell phone (I think around age 11.) As part of the experience, he decided to write up a contract with rules of engagement. He went through it with his kid in detail and they both signed it. I had stored this away to blog and thought of it yesterday as I was walking to dinner from Harvard Square to Central Square.
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The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 24, 2019
We’re still in the early days of Instagram removing their total ‘likes’ counts on posts, and it’s safe to say that this major change hasn’t really impacted the way influencers communicate with their audiences too much at all. For most of us, this outcome was a surprise. We’ve been accustomed to seeing numeric values of approval on our social media feeds, and so digital marketing has always been about embracing numbers with open arms.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Today people are more interested in digital currency also called cryptocurrency. When Bitcoin was launched a decade ago in 2009, it was produced at 50 Bitcoin per 10 minute rate. This production rate has decreased in the last four years. So, when the production decreased and the demand increased, it lead to a hike in the price of Bitcoin. While in 2016, the price of 1 Bitcoin was $710.09, on February 2019, the same Bitcoin jumped to $3,890, earning its investors a cool, unparalleled profit.
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
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2019
We are more likely to be persuaded by people we like and those we want to be like. The more you like someone the more likely you are to say yes to them. This is the principle of liking. It’s the reason companies hire celebrity endorsers, why big brands use influencers and micro-influencers to help promote their products and services, and why used-car salesmen take a bad wrap for their cheesy smiles (they try a bit too hard).
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Have you ever thought about how much a room’s decoration can impact your mind? When you are working on good ideas you need to be comfortable in the room you are in otherwise it can slow down your process and the ideas can be harder to find because you will start to get annoyed by the vibe that the room sends out to you. But a good room can be hard to establish and it very much depends on the individual that is going to be in the room.
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Real estate is among the most lucrative businesses across the globe. However, it is not without challenges, among them being legal concerns. Legal problems can significantly affect your business, an obvious matter that even real estate giants acknowledge and implement measures to the extent of hiring lawyers on a retainer basis. As a growing real estate investor, you might not be able to hire legal services on a retainer.
Start Up Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Our buildings are a great reflection of where we’re at technologically. Once a revolution is truly mainstream, we see it in our homes. In the past century, we’e added electricity, indoor plumbing, white goods, entertainment devices, and even computational power and AI. But we are about to do something so different, it might require new language to describe it.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Risk is not a negative word for a successful businessman because every entrepreneur in the history of mankind had to take major risks in the beginning and probably some minor ones on a daily basis. This, however, is not exactly a new revelation, but a much more important and interesting question would be, why do risk-takers often turn out to be the most successful entrepreneurs?
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Accidents happen and, unfortunately, they can have a huge impact on your life and business. In particular, if you are self-employed. You are the boss, so if you get hurt, it is all too easy for things to get away from you and for your business to suffer. So, you need all the help you can get to recover from an accident as quickly as possible. A good injury lawyer.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Organizing a business meeting is quite challenging because you want to make sure that everything will go as smoothly as planned. Renting the best conference venue will be highly beneficial to your organization or business. You can rent a place for your next business meeting if your office is not spacious enough, or if you don’t have the right multimedia equipment to present your business report.
Eric Friedman
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio is an excellent read and background of Bridgewater and origin story. Getting to go this deep on how the firm began, has been run for so long, and understanding the open culture was fascinating. One of the more interesting takes within the book is the archetypes described and how they work together, my favorite being; shapers.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
by Joseph A. Michelli, author of “ The Airbnb Way: 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging “ What business are you in? When asked that question, Howard Schultz, then CEO of Starbucks, responded, “We aren’t in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.” While this might seem like a subtle or unimportant distinction, it speaks to a company’s strategy.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Shipwell, which makes an online platform for any business to ship and track freight easily, announced Thursday that it has raised $35 million. Georgian Partners, based in Toronto, Canada, led the Series B round. Other investors include Fifth Wall, Global Founders Capital, Box Group and Aspect Ventures. To date, Shipwell, founded in 2016, has raised […].
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Most of us are driven by the competitive spirit, the desire or need to win. It reinforces self-worth, provides closure at the end of a good effort, and energizes us during the effort to achieve. Being driven to achieve results. Many of us as managers – and our employees as workers – are driven by process, actions required to achieve a result.
OnlyOnce
OCTOBER 24, 2019
I posted years ago about the value of refreshing yourself every once in a while , comparable to the value of buying new running shoes even if you don’t think you need them. Now that I’m three weeks into my new role as CEO of LRN , I’ve had a bit of an epiphany. It’s still true that down time between jobs helped me “sharpen the saw,” to quote Stephen Covey.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Reading: October 24 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur – October 24. It’s time for another episode of The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. Once a week, I’m sharing a reading from my new book, which was published this Tuesday, October 22.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 24, 2019
I had a nice run this morning around the Charles River. It’s a version of a run I’ve done many times in the past when I used to live here. There was one “category” of problem, which I’ll refer to as the Scooter-Bike challenge. I started at 8:52am, which was at the absolute peak of the “rush to get to work/class/wherever” experience.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Gretchen Rubin Interviews John Jantsch – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch is the author of several books including his latest, The Sel f-Reliant Entrepreneur. He sits down with author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin to discuss finding happiness and productivity within an entrepreneurial life.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Reading: Winter written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This week marks the launch of my latest book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. Each day this week, I’ll be sharing an excerpt from the book, along with a challenge question for entrepreneurs to consider. Today’s reading features a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, and asks you to engage in quiet introspection, a perfect activity for a cold winter’s day. “True calling.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Marketing Smarts Podcast Interview – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Author and marketing expert John Jantsch discusses his latest book, The Sel f-Reliant Entrepreneur , on the Marketing Smarts podcast with host Kerry O’Shea Gorgone. Jantsch shares what he means when he talks about self-reliance, and why he thinks that self-reliance is important for anyone (not just entrepreneurs!).
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Copyblogger FM Interview – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Author and marketing expert John Jantsch stops by the Copyblogger FM podcast to talk about his latest book, The Sel f-Reliant Entrepreneur. Host Darrell Vesterfelt talks with Jantsch about the inspiration for the book, and why he chose to use classic American literature as the lens through which to explore mindfulness, self-reliance, and other traits that are so critical to cu
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