Entrepreneurship

What are your real business problems?

The Problem You Think You Have is Often Not Your Problem

What are the biggest challenges you are facing in your business right now? I just posted this question on a small business...
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Reimagining New Year’s Resolutions

For many of us, this time of year presents an opportunity to reflect on New Year’s resolutions. Ultimately, it’s a make...
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Pre-Seed: 5 Practical Things To Do When It’s Just You And A Star...

The nomenclature has got very muddled — why is a company raising a $10M called seed but another raising a $5M...
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Virtual Reality Therapy for Brain-Powered Healing

Explore how research on placebo and virtual reality will transforming healthcare and natural healing For decades, clinical researchers have been fascinated by...
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The Power of 21

The Power of “21 Reasons” to Accomplish Your Goals

He was running out of time. Our client’s warehouse was in a rustbelt town, he needed to sell it and no...
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What are your real business problems?

The Problem You Think You Have is Often Not Your Problem

What are the biggest challenges you are facing in your business right now? I just posted this question on a small business...
4 min read 352
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Private vs Public Investments: A closer look at the risks & reward...

I had left my business development position with a global multinational in the mobility sector after leading the growth of $0.5bn...
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My Human Progress Manifesto: Capitalists, Socialists, and Ordinary Cit...

The Myth of Accelerating Technological Progress and the Reality of Financialization and Excessive Consumption The year 2023 is gaining momentum. Many...
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Why We Invested In Beaming Health — Helping With Autism

Excited to announce investment in the $1.7M seed of Beaming Health alongside NextGen Venture Partners, Divergent Investments, Designer Fund and MedMountain Ventures. Beaming is a...
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The Reckoning of Orchestra Representation: A Vision for Blind Audition...

For many of us, ‘The Voice’ was our first introduction to blind auditions. After years of watching American Idol and The...
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Breaking Into A New Market? 5 Practical Tips For Non-US Startups To Su...

In 20+ years in Silicon Valley I have both seen, advised and sometimes dissuaded foreign entrepreneurs about coming to the US....
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First Institutional Raise – Single Investor Or Syndicate?

In a recent conversation with a young woman founder, I was asked whether founders should raise their first institutional round from...
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