Sun.Jul 09, 2017

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. We’ve received numerous constructive comments, both privately and on social media, from attorneys, VCs, and CEOs who are well aware of the problem (including several who are experiencing it in real time). This is a fundamental issue that does, indeed, boil down to understanding the post-money valuation of a company.

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The Business Model Canvas Can Get Your Startup Funded

Startup Professionals Musings

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. It forces you to bridge the gap between idea and execution.

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How To Choose A Celebrity Partner

YoungUpstarts

by Kyle Zagrodzky, president of OsteoStrong. There’s nothing quite like fame. Certain people just have a special quality that makes them worthy of attention, whether their signature trait is talent, looks, or something else special. Star power can’t be bought, but it can be harnessed through strategic partnerships. Plenty of brands have successfully allied with celebrity endorsers who have brought ample attention to their product or service, but a celebrity endorser isn’t a guarantee of success

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A suggested list of questions for Ashton Kutcher’s session on gender and technology

Austin Startup

Let’s hope he earns that pink sweater Ashton Kutcher received an earful when he suggested a series of questions about women in technology. To be fair, his questions did demonstrate a very surface level understanding of the problems women face. It seems like he just doesn’t talk to many. Kutcher’s response to the outrage was humble and seemed genuine.

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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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5 Strategies For Getting The Best Value Out Of Your Meetings

YoungUpstarts

An unplanned meeting is starting out on the wrong foot and you don’t need a soothsayer to tell you that the meeting won’t be effective. More so, it doesn’t make sense to have a meeting where important key players are not around to deliver information or receive information – such meetings are usually a waste of time. Yet, many businesses are busy holding meetings without getting anything done.

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