Board Effect

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Data maturity is no longer a goal exclusive to the corporate world. Mission-driven organizations are similarly pursuing — and achieving — data maturity, where organizational leaders use data to drive decision-making. But many credit union boards are at an earlier stage of data maturity than they would like to be. Getting the right data to improve revenues, measure impact and reach peak efficiency can seem too difficult, too expensive, or both.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Technology Software Review Georgia 65

deal architect

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Karyl Fowler, Co-Founder and CEO at Transmute. It offers a verifiable platform.

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Global Cofounder Video Founder 170

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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Venture Capital Partner 148

Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The principal roles of the lead investor was to negotiate the terms of an investment with the founder of the startup. In theory, the terms could be “here’s a million dollars to use; if the company becomes a big success, please give it back to us.” Unfortunately, that’s not the way it works. When a corporation is established, its ownership is divided into pieces called shares of common stock.

Due Diligence 91

Due Diligence Term Sheet Common Stock Preferred Stock 91

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post Report: The State of New York Tech appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

New York 141

New York Partner 141

Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past 20 years, the typical structure for seed/angel deals has shifted from common stock (in the mid-1990s) to convertible notes (late 1990s through early 2000s) to full Series A convertible preferred (mid-2000s) to convertible notes with a cap (late 2000s) to Series Seed convertible preferred or similar (present). This shows the increasing sophistication of investors and founders, the increasing experience and publicity surrounding the advantages/disadvantages of various options, and th

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Due Diligence Term Sheet Common Stock Stock 91

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The 7 Deadly Marketing Mistakes written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I’m doing a solo show, and I’m gonna talk about 7 marketing mistakes that business owners usually make and I give you some tips on how to avoid them. Key Takeaway: Businesses often make seven deadly marketing mistakes: lacking a clear vision, trying to please everyone, being just like their competition, wasting marketing

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Marketing Customer 90

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post Pika’s Imagination Engine appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Engineer 109

Engineer Partner 109

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post Optimizing LLMs For Real World Applications appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Partner 78

Partner 78

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post Pika appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Partner 78

Partner 78