Modern entrepreneurship
Hey fellow founders,
This issue's focus is modern entrepreneurship. We have articles about exit strategies, an innovation accounting framework, hedge funds, and how an investor looks beyond return on investment.
Also read about 5 design secrets from the next generation of designers, how a founder is changing health care delivery through design, and how founder-led companies outperform other companies.
Have a nice Easter weekend!
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Culture
7 Successful entrepreneurs share their company's big pivot
This is an article about the trial and error of successful entrepreneurs, and how they made a big change with their company.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Founders, you were funded for a liquidity event – start looking for one
You need to plan your exit on the day you get funded.
Introducing our innovation accounting framework
Find out how to keep track of your experiments and the progress you made, and what you have learned from your experiments over time.
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How solar kills the electric utility
We are at the very beginning of an electricity revolution that will upend 8% of our GDP, and no one is talking about it. Not the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable sources, though that is well underway and critical to our future.
The end of the centralized electric utility model we have had since Edison is nearer than we think. Even Warren Buffet is concerned about his utility investments.
Trends
Entrepreneurs everywhere can now solve the problems of humanity
Until recently all of the major innovations came from big research labs in the West and Silicon Valley. But the monopoly on disruptive innovation has been broken. The costs of building world-changing technologies has dropped exponentially, opening the doors for amazing global innovations.
Design
5 Design secrets from the kids who will replace you
Read snippets of wisdom from future generations of designers.
Kaiser permanente designed a health center that puts patients first
This article is about how Kaiser re-imagines health care delivery through a human-centered, design-driven approach.
Team
Founder-led companies outperform the rest — here’s why
"Cultivate a founder’s mentality as a key strategic asset, and talk about it, measure it, monitor it, and reward it. We believe it is the most important indicator of the health of a company on the inside."
Finance
The dreaded down round won’t necessarily kill a unicorn
“I think there’s a difference between value and price and you can still have really terrific business value, even if the price is coming down", says Dan Levine, managing partner at investment firm Tenfore Holdings.
Hedge funds pumped up Silicon Valley. Now they're pulling out
Big hedge funds haven't abandoned the U.S. tech market. They’re just getting pickier.
Investing with a new purpose
In this article, read about how Steve Schlafman, a venture capitalist, changed his investment philosophy.