A VC in Vacationland
Seeking the next gen supply chain technology breakthroughs
recent posts
- The Role of Generative AI in Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- The ‘New Normal’ is now the ‘No Normal’ in Supply Chains
- SRR—Sustainability, Resilience, Risk Management: The Latest Supply Chain Buzzwords & Investment Opportunities
- 3PLs–Investing in the Next Generation of Outsourced Supply Chain Solutions
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Category: Managing start-ups
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A candidate icon for Portal:Computer security (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The U.S. Department of Commerce requires all organizations that accept personal data from the E.U. and Switzerland to comply with the U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor program. This program requires organizations in the U.S. who accept data from the E.U. and Switzerland to make…
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Image via Wikipedia Carly Fiorina, former head of H-P, candidate for California Governor, etc. etc. was on CNBC's Squawk Box recently. She was speaking about the key responsibilities of company Boards of Directors. Strategy and succession planning were the two primary responsibilities she cited. And it got me thinking about what other responsibilities start-up boards…
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Image via Wikipedia I get to listen to a lot of pitches by entrepreneurs every week. Often, they launch right into their spiel without spending any time trying to understand their audience. I politely interrupt and make sure they know why I am interested in their idea and what I want to know about it.…
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Neeeewww Stitch Lab! (Photo credit: average_jane_crafter) Stitch Labs, a start-up that helps small businesses manage inventory, orders, and shipping, has secured $1 million in seed funding from True Ventures, according to VentureBeat. Co-founder and chief executive Brandon Levey began working on Stitch Labs in 2011 when he was running his own design and manufacturing company. He was…
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You and your family have created accounts. It’s been a mad dash. You’ve maxed out your credit cards. Your service is done. Now you wait. And wait. And wait. According to Xconomy, Lots of people have ideas, but very few ideas gain much traction, and in those first few months it’s disheartening to see your subscriber…
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Thanks to Business Insider for a great post on avoiding disaster in your start up. As a co-founder of five start-ups and a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, David Feinleib has seen both sides of the startup world. From 2009 to 2011, he was a general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, where he got his fair share of terrible…
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According to a recent article in Xconomy, customer service is taking on new and exciting forms. Putting together a full customer support team is so expensive that it’s out of reach for most small businesses. Often the choice for small companies and startups is to pile all outreach onto a single individual, who can no…
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Image via Wikipedia As noted on Xconomy last month, writing a business plan is no easy task — it can be painstaking. If you’ve ever written one, you’re probably familiar with the many websites that offer those static business plan and projections templates and galleries. They can be a great point of reference, but oftentimes…
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Image via CrunchBase According to Xconomy, one major issue constantly plaguing startups is finding willing beta testers that can help get a service or site in shape before a public launch. BetaBait, which launched publicly today, wants to help solve this problem by better connecting startups and eager testers. One of the company’s co-founders is…
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Image via CrunchBase According to Xconomy, just a decade ago, if you wanted to invest in a start up you had to know someone. A lawyer, an accountant or a friend of friend would give you a referral to a company looking to raise money, or they’d invite you to invest with them. That’s how…
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