So You Want To Invest In Startups? 5 Ways Other Than Being A Full-Time...
Ever considered investing in startups but don’t want to be a full-time VC? There are other paths and this post will touch on the five main ones.
0) Definitions -- Before a deeper discussion we...
Plato, tech giants, and start-ups have a secret recipe in common
If I asked you, what you think, ancient Greek philosophy and modern innovation practice have in common, you would probably answer not a lot, if anything.
But you would be surprised.
The most successful methodologies applied...
6 Key Differences Between Security and Utility Tokens
It’s not an overstatement to say that initial coin offerings (ICOs) have thoroughly transformed the fundraising landscape for early-stage blockchain companies around the world. Last year saw more than $4 billion being raised through...
Educate yourself with content that matters…
I stay active on Twitter most of the week with posting content on Blockchain/Cryptocurrencies, Fintech, Technology & Markets etc. I share my blogs across different social media platforms but most of the other infographics...
Fundraising is badly misunderstood
If there is one thing that most startups misunderstand entirely, that’s probably fundraising. Thus, they create their own mental image of what needs to be done to raise money successfully. After interacting with more...
How Do VCs Find And Fund Your Startup? – 4 Major Paths Of Deal...
Following up from the last article “VCs Suck? Here Are 5 Practical Ways For Entrepreneurs To Minimize The Pain,” this post is focused on the other perspective. VCs get flooded with business proposals, as...
AI And Medical Imaging Startups? 6 Key Trends
Is “IBM Watson Health Imaging” the Future of Healthcare?
Google details AI that classifies chest X-rays with human-level accuracy.
New Research Finds FastMRI Scans Generated with Artificial Intelligence Are as Accurate as Traditional MRI.
Headlines like these...
How Crypto Businesses Can Have Positive Relationships with Regulators
With more regulators circling the crypto-industry, learn how you can develop long-lasting relationships with them to minimise disruptions.
Regulators are still trying to clamp down on unregulated methods of funding like Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs),...
Verticalization Of Healthcare == Opportunities For Startups
Aug 10, 2020: More hospital consolidation is expected post-pandemic
Jul 6, 2020: Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Withstands COVID-19 Slump
Jun 22, 2020: After pandemic-induced delays, healthcare deals should speed up
Headlines like these exemplify the ongoing...
Infographic: Why Working Professionals Need To Retain Essay Writing Skills
Most of us haven’t written an essay since we left school, and you probably don’t miss it. But writing skills are as important to your career as they were to your grade point average....
So A VC Passed On You? 4 Ways To Turn The As*Hole Into An...
At Tau Ventures we get 4-5 pitches a day, almost a 1000 a year, and end up investing in 3-4. A few companies don’t get our attention because the idea is terrible or there...
Hiring For Your Startup? 5 Best Practices
Hiring effectively is both a science and an art. This article will cover five practical principles to make the life of a startup CEO easier.
1) The Hiring Landscape
In emerging ecosystems oftentimes there is a...
Why Do We Still Do RFPs?
Requests for Proposal are outdated, yet 95% of companies still rely on this process to meet new vendors. Though woefully unsuited for modern business operations and the demand for fast solutions, many businesses are...
‘Workplace Diversity’ Still an Elusive Dream
Diversity in the workplace affects the entire corporation. Human Resources might be the focal point, but everyone from owner to worker – full-time, part-time or contractor – is a responsible party.
HR experts Dorothy Dalton...
An M&A Love Story (Part 2 of 3)
We get a lot of questions from private companies asking what to expect if they were to get acquired.
The process of getting acquired is a lot like the process of finding a partner and...
USD backed Cryptos – An overview
The widespread acceptance & adoption of Cryptocurrencies has led the Central banks around the world into mulling over the advantages of issuing the digital counterparts of their fiat currencies. The main contention that the...
Disaggregation of the Hospital – A Counterintuitive Opportunity for Startups?
Tau Ventures is a seed-focused fund investing in applied AI in digital health, enterprise and automation (cars, robots). We think a lot about where healthcare is going and one of the biggest trends we...
The 1960s Hippie Movement and How It Gave Rise to Silicon Valley
There’s probably not a person in the world that doesn’t associate Silicon Valley with major technological enterprise – most of us associate the area with big-time tech developers like Google and Apple.
But what was...
Volatility compels calm amid the storm
Few things travel in a straight line in nature, especially the economy. While investors and consumers hope for calm, volatility is often the norm.
Knowing how to survive in volatile environments and markets falls in...
There are four different stages in a company’s life cycle
What’s the impact on financial analysis?
A due diligence is boring because it’s always the same. It’s a standardized procedure. After you’ve done it ten times, you learned everything.
That’s something, I hear from time to...