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: Venture Capital
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Here’s a web site, sucky startups, on which you better hope you never get a posting. I guess it is inevitable in this new world of "everyone’s a critic" that such sites arise. I did check out some of the sucky start ups and many were not great in present incarnations. But, hey, start ups…
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Most of us have now heard about "helicopter parents"–they rush into their children’s lives at school, sports or whatever and attempt to manage their activities. Not the best learning experience for the child and a real pain in the neck for professionals who have to put up with the parents and their requests. I’d like…
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I have just sat through another 65 page PowerPoint presentation on the strategy for one of my portfolio companies. It was the the second one in as many months. This one was facilitated by an outside strategy consultant and was requested by a number of board members, who seemed very satisfied with the results. I…
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A number of my portfolio companies have been recently been considering raising additional investment capital, even though they are growing rapidly, are cash flow positive and have a leadership position in their marketplace. Often, I find the rationale behind the decision to raise cash to not be supported by the reality of their business world. …
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Here’s a new twist on "asset-free" supply chain providers–just own a domain name. The ability to monetize "common" domain names, such as money.com, via ad revenue is well documented. But how many shippers are likely to use such a site to find lift? Their business model looks to be 100% ad revenue driven for the…
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vator.tv, which we highlighted as an interesting entrepreneurial tool a few weeks ago, has started a new series on how to be an entrepreneur. It consists of videos of successful entrepreneurs speaking about how they survived the process of developing a successful company. In one episode, Brake Krikorian, the initially defamed founder of the now…
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Last October, MooBella was featured in a Supply Chain Innovators Blog posting. Now, eighteen months from launching its self-contained premium ice cream vending machine, MooBella reports it has accepted its first round of institutional funding, with a $25 million infusion from W. Health LP, a venture fund managed by Inventages Venture Capital Investment, Inc. The…
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Anyone seeking to understand the role of venture capital in creating and nurturing new companies should read Bill Janeway’s seminal piece in Sandhill.com. Bill is one of the nicest and most brilliant people I have ever met. He has a great sense about what types of people and ideas will produce great companies. He taught…
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Psst…want to avoid getting hosed by my fellow VC’s? try Venture Hacks. Psst again…want to check out if your potential investors are nice guys? The Funded.com is the web site for you. For years, the angel and venture capital communities operated as their own club, with a firm set of rules that started with the…
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IP stands for Intellectual Property. Intellectual property is also an important "Insurance Policy"(another form of IP) for startups. I have seen numerous startups who do a good job initially of protecting their IP, but then do not follow through and continue to protect new developments. This can come back to haunt you when you go…
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