Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Marty Zwilling

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Government Grants. Many nonprofits raise significant sums of money through government grants. Check opportunities with your provincial and federal government. These influencers are more likely to partner with your nonprofit if they believe in your cause. Entertainment Events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Investors, partners, team members, and customers implicitly value or devalue a startup based on the leader’s physical presence, emotional identity, social skills, intellectual agility, moral values, and past performance in the domain.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Culture influences how employees treat each other, as well as how they interact with constituents, volunteers, vendors, donors and partners. It also includes faithful adherence to the state and federal rules and regulations that govern nonprofit organizations. Good governance depends on people.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 11, 2024

Look for members who are passionate about your cause and can contribute to governance, fundraising, and strategic planning. Define Roles and Responsibilities: Clearly outline the roles and responsibilities of each board member to ensure accountability and effective governance. Highlight your achievements, challenges, and future plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. Establish a governance process to support efforts. Invest in communication skills and use all platforms.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Mission-driven organizations strive to serve their communities and constituents with integrity and purpose. The profound impact of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a centerpiece of the stewardship of these organizations; sustained and effective social response and problem solving requires diverse and inclusive governance.

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Board Effect

APRIL 3, 2019

Ongoing financial pressures and legislative uncertainty are contributing issues to the top governance challenges for hospital boards of directors. Physicians usually now have more technological expertise than most board members, which makes them critical partners for board members. Governance Challenges Facing Children’s Hospitals.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

Pete is now CEO of BMNT, a company that delivers innovation solutions and processes for governments. I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. Here are Pete’s 5 principles that will accelerate innovation.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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Board Effect

MAY 22, 2019

Governance has struggled to keep pace with today’s business landscape. In a world where nanoseconds count, old governance practices aren’t just out of date; they’re exposing today’s organizations to the kinds of risks that can lead to crises. These are the things that governance shortfalls are made of. Modern governance : (n.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Marty Zwilling.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

I’ve been involved with a number of leaders in the Colorado tech community since Wednesday morning as we’ve aggressively mobilized to address the Covid-19 crisis. wherever possible we are strongly encouraging our vendors, service providers and partner businesses to take similar precautions. Every hour counts.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Imagine a world where charities, nonprofits, community banks and other mission-driven organizations operate with unprecedented efficiency, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. The insightful discussion delved into the transformative impact of AI, sharing practical applications and strategies tailored for the community sector.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. There's been a real sense of community built in the company that I think has been helpful in getting everybody through. Eric Ries : Celine, how about you?

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

BoardEffect Supports Good Governance Practices. As businesses came under scrutiny for poor governance practices, nonprofit organizations also came under the limelight, placing great pressure on nonprofit boards and executive directors. The need to demonstrate good governance remains a high priority today.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Reduced Funding: A lack of trust can lead to decreased funding opportunities from individual donors, foundations, corporations, and government agencies. If public trust erodes, negative perceptions can spread, damaging the organization’s image and credibility within the community.

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Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the Diligent Modern Governance 100 Awards. The MG100 Awards, as they’re commonly known, is a prestigious recognition program celebrating the exceptional contributions of governance, risk, audit and compliance professionals around the world. What happens next?

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Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

Donors, volunteers, and partners support nonprofits because of their missions. They want to help nonprofits achieve their goals, whether those goals are creating a community feeding program, raising money for scholarships , or cleaning up a local waterway. They measure and publicly report their progress on these goals.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. It says so right on their website.

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Board Effect

JULY 9, 2024

Without efficient and consistent communications channels, board members can become confused, frustrated or, even worse, disengaged from their governance roles. The impact of ineffective communication avenues and protocols also can extend to community members, volunteers, business partners, donors and funders.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 6, 2024

Requirements vary by location, so check with local government offices. Traditional methods, such as print advertisements in local newspapers and attending community events, can also be valuable. Partner with real estate agents, contractors, and maintenance companies to expand your service offerings.

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Board Effect

JULY 5, 2024

The pandemic spurred a wave of volunteerism, and many people were looking for ways to improve their community and society. They will make phone calls, write emails and letters, and have in-person meetings with influential community members, business owners and philanthropists. Connections are essential to board service.

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Board Effect

JULY 5, 2024

The pandemic spurred a wave of volunteerism, and many people were looking for ways to improve their community and society. They will make phone calls, write emails and letters, and have in-person meetings with influential community members, business owners and philanthropists. Connections are essential to board service.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. It was organized by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners and held at the StartupBaseCamp accelerator in Dublin. Audiences totaled over three hundred and eighty entrepreneurs, investors and members of the startup community.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In serving their constituents and communities and fulfilling their missions, nonprofits help improve the lives of people from different backgrounds, including those who historically have been underrepresented or excluded in society. Donors, partners and other stakeholders want this information as well.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time. As soon as Eric and the Lawsons had agreed to tackle the problem, Eric began talking to people in the tech community who were willing to help.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2020

My new book with Ian Hathaway, The Startup Community Way , is officially out. My next one, which I’ve been working on for a year with Dave Jilk (my first business partner), combined entrepreneurship and philosophy. Some of the inspiration for The Startup Community Way came from Eric Ries. Writing a book is extremely hard.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Essentially, a healthcare board’s primary role is to act as the governing body of the organization. In the interest of good governance and the health of the organizations they lead, board members need to make sure they’re covering all their bases. Accountability to the Community. Board Education and Development.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 18, 2023

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards and principles are a way to demonstrate an organization’s commitment larger societal issues. Here are some examples: Are you partnering with a group that, while it feeds children, also generates an unsustainable amount of environmental waste?

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As entrepreneurs with a passion for helping others, they’ve built a company that is vastly accelerating the ability to deliver healthcare to the most needy global communities. Governments are prioritizing healthcare projects now, more than ever. Our customer engagement has been solid, as has our engagement with partners.

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Board Effect

JUNE 24, 2024

Recruitment of new leaders is also easier if the board is seen to be diverse, tech-savvy and good at governance. George Hsieh of Community Resource Exchange recommends that leaders “disrupt behaviors that normalize the bad culture and reinforce systems and structures that reflect the desired organizational culture.”

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

On Monday, Kevin Baxpehler and I hosted the UK Israel Business investor delegation to Tel Aviv, and today I spent the morning with the 8200 EISP startup delegation to London where I was joined by Kirsten Connell (Cylon Lab, Managing Director) Simon Menashy (MMC Ventures, General Partner). Here they are in no particular order.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nonprofit and charity organizations face increasing calls for transparency from donors, funding partners, and volunteers. Organizations with proven track record on ESG efforts and goals are more likely to be deemed trust-worthy by their community and the public at large.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rate limiters govern the frequency or quantity of user or IP requests, which helps to prevent distributed denial of service attacks. Third-Party risks Third-party risks are related to a breach or other security incident caused by a third-party vendor or partner. The United States Federal Government makes use of it.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The AWS APN Global Startup Program – for startup AWS Partner Network (APN) select and advanced technology partners looking to grow their products on AWS. The accelerator provides equity-free financial support through AWS Promotional Credit, technical training and support, access to a global community of EdTech experts, and more.

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