Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. Today, the Global Accelerator Network is a worldwide organization of 52 accelerators located in over 60 cities around the world.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. Remuneration will reflect the stage of the startup but it’s generally at a rate of about $500-1000 a meeting or directors might be paid in equity at about 0.5-0.75%

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Mitul also has a tremendous knowledge of sales systems, having built and led global GTM teams of 70+ people in Sales (inc. During that time, he had key successes. Giving back to the community.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

Any company that aspires to maintain a leadership position needs to position itself to exploit these two macro trends. The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the trade association representing women and diverse private equity and venture firms. the shift of America to a majority minority country by 2050.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). And some of their best and brightest have ended up in the organizations like the 2nd Bureau, Unit 61398 tasked euphemistically for “Computer Network Operations.”. They are the signs of a leadership frightened not by external enemies but by their own people.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. We operate at scale and speed unprecedented in human history.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 dot-com bonanza.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). And some of their best and brightest have ended up in the organizations like the 2nd Bureau, Unit 61398 tasked euphemistically for “Computer Network Operations.”. They are the signs of a leadership frightened not by external enemies but by their own people.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

Austin Startup

JANUARY 26, 2017

Urbanization is one of the most important global trends of the 21st century. This blog is of critical importance to City Planners, City Leadership and to Austin Startups & Tech Companies that are partnering or plan to partner with the City of Austin as it develops and deploys CodeNEXT — as well as Austin’s new Smart City platform.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2018

by Harrison Rogers , Founder and CEO of HJR Global. You should consider how you can incorporate your values into the way your organization operates. Focus on your business’s core operations , those activities that have the largest impact on your bottom line. Apply the same principles when assessing your operations.

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David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. What that means is that a traditional 80% / 20% equity bond portfolio is set to lose a lot more money in a crisis than most investors are comfortable with.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

18:05] How does the Founder Space operate? [20:21] So a lot of the basics are the same, but the big difference between what would be, you know, a local business, as opposed to a potentially global international business is growth. And that's because you're just operating on different scales and you need to focus on different things.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2018

But never doubt that a rising cry for equity and opportunity can change hearts and grow into a global mind shift. As powerful public figures and corporate executives are switched to the truths of equality and justice, the costs of their unethical decision-making become crystal clear to everyone. The dominoes are still falling daily.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 7, 2018

While dual citizenship is becoming increasingly common in our global society, not many people have homes in Canada and Colombia. We caught up with Anthony Wile to discuss his leadership at PharmaCielo, the future of the cannabis industry, and why Colombia is so special. Anthony Wile—the CEO, director and co-founder of PharmaCielo Ltd.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures. Prior to joining Oversee, he spent 10 years in executive leadership positions building SaaS-businesses that leveraged the power of the Internet as a platform for growth and efficiency. Panelists: Jeff Kupietzky MBA 98, CEO, Oversee.net.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking. Click here to make a reservation.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

Once they make the decision to start their business, they must operate at full throttle almost immediately. Goldstein is a proven leader who has held executive positions with leading global brands, such as American Express, Sears, and Citigroup, as well as several early-stage enterprises.

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before. Not only that, but global equity funding to digital health companies reached $3.67 Besides experience, they will also need to have a combination of leadership , communication, and presentation skills, plus financial and technical knowledge. Know thy customer.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Soyka, author of “ Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability “ For many companies, environmentally sound operations are an important organizational value to embrace, both from a customer perspective and to attract and retain employees.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

They communicate and pass on the DNA of how Silicon Valley operates and what level of performance is needed to compete on a global scale. Every week I meet someone new who just moved to Bend and commutes to work for Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Oracle, Marketo, Workday, and on and on….These Entrepreneurs in Bend.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Companies that successfullyleverage acqui-hires can save years of work and gain a competitive advantage by adding skilled technical and operational talent, deep local market knowledge and an accelerated time-to-market. The smaller the size difference, the more conflicts emerge around products, leadership, best practices, etc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Other companies, like Blue Origin, Firefly Space and Space X are all conducting operations in Texas, both together with NASA and for their own unique space ventures.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2017

To put that benchmark in context, the latest estimates place the total number of businesses operating in the U.S. Be prepared to give up equity: Investors increasingly want a larger slice of the pie in exchange for the working capital they provide. at around 27 million. Of that number, only 98 are currently considered unicorns.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Valuation Later Stage 86

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2023

He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular BossBetter Now Podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. [11:52] And so our risk aversion to job changes got obliterated by this massive global happening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

You need to be stimulated by easy access to many sources of learning and leadership, including universities, research, and other businesses. Many successful entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, admit to reading many books a year , as well as participating in panels and forums on national and global challenges.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

After completing this project, he contacted his friend Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for TikTok/ByteDance. million in a seed funding round from investors that included the following: Brian Sheth, former equities investor and philanthropist. Tsai announced on November 19, 2021 that he had obtained $2.3

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

13:58) Advice for companies who think it's too late to start looking for new ways to operate, including some examples from Austin, Texas. (15:55) 39:34) Humility in leadership and learning from the mistakes. (42:07) We have companies now who have every store, globally or in a whole country, shuttered.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

With annual healthcare expenditures for conditions that either have an underlying cellular degeneration or damage component, now surpassing $7 trillion globally, Bioquark’s platform makes the company an attractive candidate for high-value strategic transactions and liquidity events for investors. Thanks to Ira S.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Or maybe valuation depends on growth rates or operating margins.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

As opposed to taking a potentially smart risk on equity). You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Or maybe valuation depends on growth rates or operating margins.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

If you wonder how to pick your next launch country first, see my earlier post here. ** One of the most important decisions any company of any size will make is how it will successfully launch operations in a new country (the following applies to launching in new cities or states within an existing country).

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. But, if you’re not taking enough risk, if you’re not scaring yourself, if you don’t think it’s a little insane, then you should get into growth equity. Dan has a B.A.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and As we self-funded on a tiny amount of cash, sweat equity and vision, we also worked in a methodical manner, moving the ball down the field week by week. and every other team member the same way. Our Monthly Active Users was 53%?—?(people

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. 50:17) The Heroes Journey, Joseph Campbell (55:03) The need for human connection in leadership and what Brian hopes former employees will take with them into the world. (56:46) You become a global company. And it was amazing how global travel was halted.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2023

Private equity firm Alta Semper Capital has provided a financing injection of twenty million dollars to the e-health business MyDawa, which is based in Kenya. Because of this significant investment, Alta Semper Capital is launching its operations in the digital healthcare market in Africa for the very first time.

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Kenya Artificial Inteligence Africa Technical Review 120

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

In the past four years, I’ve been fortunate to publish two research papers on investing best practices, on origination and portfolio operations , leveraging the insights I’ve gained through my work with HBSAANY. HBS Alumni Angels is a global angel group, given our chapters in 15 cities. 3) Internationalization.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 29, 2019

While it may come as a surprise to locals and visitors alike, the short-term-rental (STR) unicorn considers Austin to be one of its 24 global “super cities” : destinations that routinely generate the company’s largest revenues, and are viewed as having the strongest prospects for future growth. is likely to remain a salient one.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Heather is an outspoken advocate for women in tech leadership roles and building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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