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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Image via Wikipedia Billy Mays, here…. Well, not any longer, although his estate seems to think they can live off his residuals, since many of his ads still run. It's sad to think we won't have Billy around to flog the inventor's latest "product you cannot live without". But are you thinking Billy Mays may…
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Cover via Amazon I may be the last person in the business world to read John Kotter's Our Iceberg is Melting. I usually avoid parables and fables couched as business books. But I was asked to read the book as part of an ongoing transformation at one of the non-profits we consult with on a…
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Image via Wikipedia According to Xconomy, MIT is planning to launch a student-led online publication focused on entrepreneurship by the end of the year. The fledgling publication will be called the MIT Entrepreneurship Review (MITER) and will aim to serve as a resource for entrepreneurs and to raise the already high profile of the prestigious…
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Image via Wikipedia I know..this is a weird title. But it has deep meaning. One of the interesting aspects of life is that "you see your ideas", that is if you are planning on buying a VW Touareg, you now see them all over the place where you never noticed one before. There must be…
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Image via Wikipedia Chris Dixon has an excellent post on his Blog about on seed round funding and the deal terms which create the correct incentives for both investors and founders. Overall, I agree with his ideas, but founders should recognize the difficulty they may have in achieving these favorable terms in today's difficult funding…
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Image by juhansonin via Flickr 5 Reasons Your Business Plan Is In A Trash Can London Business School professor John Mullins says now is a great time to start a business. He writes in the WSJ: Costs are lower, and more talent is available, thanks to layoffs. Prospective clients are more likely to try a…
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Image via CrunchBase I have probably covered many of these topics over the last three years, but Founders Fund angel fund's Naval Ravikant has well summarized how best to approach venture capital firms in today's environment. Ten Unconventional Wisdoms for Funding Start ups I would add that developing a broad network of people who can…
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Image via Wikipedia In a word, yes, the model is dead. That does not mean that loads of software start-ups will get millions in funding this year, run out an hire a CEO, development team, marketing & sales guys, lease office space, etc, ,etc. And that may be the right model for many teams. But…
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Image by juhansonin via Flickr There are only two rules you need to follow, according to the sages, to have a good life as an entrepreneur: Don't sweat the small stuff All stuff is small. To the first-time entrepreneur, all the challenges look big time–how to develop a killer business plan, where to find money,…
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Image via CrunchBase One of the biggest problems start-ups have is finding enough resources to do a lot of mundane tasks, especially around marketing and sales development. A new service may provide some inexpensive options to help build marketing collateral, sales opportunities and mailing lists in a time and cash strapped environment. Bellevue, WA-based Smartsheet,…
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