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7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs never get past their first-stage focus on their innovative product, to scaling the business globally, organizing a structure to handle thousands of employees, and concentrating their focus “on the business” rather than working “in the business.” Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

For public investors in Facebook to achieve returns comparable to those of Microsoft shareholders, Facebook would need to reach a market cap of $500 trillion, a number that well exceeds the total global market cap of all listed stocks.

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Regulatory arbitrage in crypto

Version One Ventures

I think everyone in the crypto industry was happy to see SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s “Safe Harbor” proposal a few weeks ago but it is unfortunately too early to tell if this proposal actually turns into law. Ideas, teams and capital are more fluid than ever before.

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Twitter Link Roundup #173 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Leadership Rule No. SEC Greenlights One Style Of Equity Crowdfunding For Startups | TechCrunch – [link]. The video above is from a comedy group – Barely Political.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

We also talked about why he took a very public stance on the role of corporate leadership in social issues, and how it relates to fulfilling Coinbase's mission. For many of us in Silicon Valley, one of the notable events of the crisis was Brian's public stance about the role of corporate leadership in social issues.

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Socialware Raises $3M Series B

Austin Startup

Socialware continues to provide the technology, tools and thought-leadership to allow the financial services industry to activate social networks and is the #1 provider of social networking compliance tools for the industry. of FLOODGATE. of FLOODGATE.

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Taking Silicon Valley’s Innovation Message to Washington: A Special Event on Cyber Security at the National Press Club June 25th Sponsored by the Security Innovation Network

Pascal's View

Former DOD Deputy Under Sec. The global financial crisis has exacerbated long-term negative trends. United Microelectronics Corporation Distinguished Professor. EE and Computer Science Department, UC Berkeley.   Dr. James Finley. CEO, The Finley Group. Aquisition & Technology   Dave Robbins. Chief Executive Officer.