This week marks one year since I started mentoring in Victoria’s Business Recovery & Resilience Mentoring Program. In that time I’ve had the privilege of helping more than 60 businesses get through the pandemic, running nearly 200 sessions. Half of those businesses came into the Program with Digital Literacy & Engagement as the top priority.
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10 min read · Sep 10, 2021 The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm — even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US,
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According to the 2020 census data, the white people declined in numbers for the first time on record while Hispanic and Asian populations boomed this past decade. The number of people living in the United States including the 50 states and the District of Columbia, was 331,449,281 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of
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Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because — no surprise — that’s where
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Source: Tapptitude. 3. Systematically test your plan. Running Lean promotes the importance of interviews with your target market to answer some key questions: Problem – can you validate that there is a problem/need that people will pay for a solution to? By the way, many business owners assume that because they’re selling a commodity item, such
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I was recently on The Hustle’s “My First Million” podcast with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri. I’m a fan of the show, so it was a lot of fun to be on as a guest.
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I recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio, which I called “shots on goal.” The thesis is that before investing in an early-stage startup it is close to impossible to know which of the deals you did will break out to the upside. It’s therefore important to
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Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. Being too early is the same as
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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to build a generational firm — retaining partner talent and finding the complimentary networks and skillsets firms need to succeed over
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He occupies the largest office in the building, the corner office, beautifully decorated, the furniture is of precious Tropical woods. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer great views of the city. At the private lobby, someone is always waiting for the next set of instructions. Brand-new car. Business dinners with drinks and exotic dishes; events that extend into
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