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SEC approves new Silicon Valley stock exchange backed by Marc Andreessen
The Long Term Stoch Exchange or LTSE is approved by the SEC. Imagine gaining more voting rights the longer you have skin in the game and you will realise this is a game changer.
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Reliable, sexy, all-knowing - like Jarvis for Iron Man
That’s a real-life quote from a Hiver user: the shared inbox tool for Gmail. Hiver helps your team collaborate on team inboxes like @sales or @support directly in Gmail. Pinterest, Harvard, PluralSight and Hubspot all swear by it as it helps them manage customer emails. Think of it as “Slack for Gmail”. Try it free for 14-days.
Culture
Bob Saget's hilarious tips for delivering the perfect elevator pitch
“After doing stand-up for over four decades, the comedian knows how to work a room.”
Tips on how you maximize a networking opportunity
Tips and tricks to be strategic about and in a networking opportunity.
Modern Entrepreneurship
The challenges faced by a CEO of a startup in growth-mode (and how to overcome them)
A story about the evolution from founder to CEO.
If you can show me these 7 elements in your new venture plan, you are on the road to success
As this author argues, "An entrepreneur who can't manage a plan, probably won't be able to manage the new business."
Make friends with the monster chewing on your leg, and other tips for surviving startups
The emotional realities of startup life often go undiscussed, but it’s essential to learn to deal with this emotional rollercoaster.
Growth
What is relationship marketing and how you can use it to grow your business
A look into why it is important to create a loyal, emotional relationship between your existing customers and your business.
Trends
90% of blockchain-based supply chain projects are in trouble
90% of blockchain-based supply chain projects are failing because they cannot figure out the problem/market fit. Is blockchain fatigue kicking in?
Team
Great developers are raised, not hired
We all immediately want to hire the rockstars. But wouldn't it be better to raise rockstars?
Finance
How long should your startup runway be?
An insightful post with all you need to know about raising money and your consequent startup runway.
The a16z pitch room: Sandbox VR
Have you ever wished you could be in the room when founders present to an investing team? Even better, do you wish you could stay to hear the discussion after the pitch?
How to fundraise like a boss
Some insider tips on how to fundraise: from the prep work to the follow-up.
More on fundraising? Have a look at this very elaborate funding and financing guide.
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