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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the story of persistence in entrepreneurs. As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. I try not to go out to entrepreneur events in LA every night – I have work to get done and a family.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on Industries That Need Technology Innovation The Most

Hearpreneur

When asked about what industry needs technology innovation the most, entrepreneurs from various fields gave their perspectives. #1- Thanks to Erin Murphy, Best in Ireland ! #13- We need a new distribution system that can cater to both large and small volumes. What do you love about being an entrepreneur?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? 83% of all entrepreneurs haven’t, and in many cases can’t, raise capital from traditional venture capitalists and banks. Early liquidity. Sometimes.

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Branching out: Why you shouldn’t limit your startup to just one location

The Next Web

While I can’t say this is totally representative of technology startups in general, I do think geographically distributed footprints are rapidly becoming the norm. The team opened up a second office for US sales and support in Plano, TX, while the engineering team and CEO stayed in Ireland. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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How Kerry McDuling Went From Employee To Running Her Own Publicity Business

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

While having one of our initial meetings I explained how I am looking for interesting entrepreneurs to write a column for my blog and Kerry, given what she does (she runs the business herself and has many clients paying her four figure sums for publicity services), was an ideal candidate. I never set out to be involved in this industry.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of never devolving power. My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. But this isn’t restricted to distributed teams, multi-country environments or even large companies. We faced it when we were small.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

Many startups these days are using a distributed model successfully. Companies like Automattic, for example, have established a truly distributed work model, but this works, because that is part of the culture and important to the people who work there. This can work depending on the type of culture you want to set for your company.