Tag: entrepreneurship
Founders must learn how to build and maintain circles of trust with investors
Matt Cohen Contributor Founder and managing partner at Ripple Ventures, Matt Cohen is a business operator turned early-stage investor. Tony Conrad Contributor Having founded about.me and Sphere (both acquired by AOL), Tony brings founder and startup leadership expertise to his partner role at True. Many VCs tout their mentorship and…
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3 invaluable founder lessons I learned on my immigration journey
Mustafa Bayramoglu Contributor Mustafa Bayramoglu is the founder and CEO at Preflight. Previously, he was the software architect and the first engineer at ShipBob. I was four years old when my dad first showed me a computer. I immediately asked him if we could take it apart to see how…
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5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC
Kunal Lunawat Contributor Kunal Lunawat is the co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on proptech, travel, hospitality and the future of the built world. Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector.…
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What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?
Gregg Adkin Contributor Gregg Adkin is vice president and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, the global venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies. What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup? Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a…
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What Square’s acquisition of Afterpay means for startups
On Sunday Square announced it was gobbling up Afterpay in a deal worth $29 billion at the time of announcement. Alex followed up yesterday with more details on why the deal made sense for Square and Afterpay over here, but we wanted to ask some notable VCs what it means…
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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge
Jason Dressel Contributor Jason Dressel is president of History Factory, which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Every week over the past three and a half years, an average of three CEOs have exited tech companies in the U.S. That…
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