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The cloud-based SportsGrid Out-of-Home Content Solution will enhance the fan experience by delivering a 24/7 real-time on-screen L-Bar overlay featuring breaking news, scores, injury reports, odds and more to fans watching the game in public spaces. We're pleased to be launching the SportsGrid OOH Content Solution in partnership with Barvanna Network, a sports & entertainment TV network specifically designed to entertain out-of-home viewers. The Barvanna Network is available to more than 3.5 million screens in the US and 36,000 internationally. Located in sports bars, restaurants, health clubs, offices and hotels including major brands like Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters of America, Dave & Buster's Inc., Twin Peaks Restaurants, Yard House Restaurants, Mellow Mushroom, TGI Fridays, Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks, Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, Pizza Hut, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Olive Garden, Denny's, Buca di Beppo and Hyatt Place. The SportsGrid content solution presents OOH publishers with an untapped programming resource to connect sponsors with their engaged sports audiences. The new syndication platform serves as the sports betting content source to integrate publishers and the massive sports gaming audience unlocking an entirely incremental revenue stream. Put simply its a big win for SportsGrid and our partners! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e435fXp3 Charles Theiss Jeremy Stein Louis M. Maione Jason Sukhraj Gregg Sussman Michael Cardano Carl Cutforth Alex Levine Rebecca Harrelson #sportsbetting #sportsmedia #OOH #Streaming

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In today’s episode of Superpowers for Good, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lorde Astor West, the dynamic CEO and Technical Founder of RadHash, LTD. Astor shared her inspiring journey and the groundbreaking innovations her company is bringing to the startup ecosystem. Astor’s passion for democratizing software development and automating startup processes stood out as a central theme of our conversation. RadHash’s unique approach integrates all the challenging aspects of launching a software startup, making it more accessible and efficient. As Astor explained, “We’ve taken all of the things that are really difficult about starting a software startup, and we’ve kind of meshed them all together.” One of the most compelling aspects of RadHash’s technology is its potential to revolutionize the capital-raising process. Astor highlighted how their system provides real-time data to investors, enhancing their confidence and willingness to invest early. “By having that data and that embedded funding feature as a part of our ecosystem, investors are getting real-time data that are linked to the performance of that startup's software,” she said. This transparency and accessibility can significantly reduce the risks associated with early-stage investing. Moreover, RadHash’s platform is designed to be inclusive, addressing historical biases in the venture capital industry. Astor pointed out, “When you can rely on numbers and you see things in that investment portfolio that make sense, there’s less opportunity to bake in those historic issues that permeate our systems.” This commitment to equity can level the playing field for marginalized groups, offering more opportunities for diverse founders. Astor’s own story is a testament to perseverance and innovation. With over two decades in software development, she has built RadHash to empower solo founders and small teams by providing a comprehensive, no-code platform that standardizes and simplifies software creation. For those interested in supporting this transformative venture, RadHash’s campaign can be found on Wefunder. As Astor put it, “Build your system, get your platform funded, hire your team all within one thing. And if you're a solo founder, it’s a really good way to get started because you really don’t need anyone but yourself.” Astor’s vision and RadHash’s innovative solutions are set to make a significant impact on the startup landscape, fostering a more inclusive and efficient ecosystem for future entrepreneurs. http://s4g.biz/06jun24 #ImpactCrowdfunding #DiverseFounders #SocialEntrepreneurs #CommunityCapital #ImpactInvestors #RIC #InvestmentCrowdfunding #SuperCrowd

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🚀 AlleyCorp Closes $250M Fund to Fuel Tech Innovation in NYC and Beyond🗽 🌟 Founded by NYC internet entrepreneur Kevin Ryan, AlleyCorp incubates and invests in transformative companies across diverse verticals including Diversified Technology, Healthcare, Robotics, and Impact. 💡💰 🤝 The fund, backed by a select group of LPs, supports AlleyCorp's mission to originate ideas, hire teams, provide initial funding, and maintain integral leadership throughout the company’s lifecycle. 🌱🔍 💼 With about 20–30 new investments and 5–8 incubations per year, AlleyCorp has a track record of nurturing early-stage tech pioneers. 📈🌐 🦄 Notable investments include MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, and Nomad Health, shaping the landscape of tech innovation in NYC. 🌆🌟 🔬 AlleyCorp also announces the incubation of Radical AI, pioneering AI-driven materials design, and Conduce Health, revolutionizing access to personalized healthcare specialists. 💻🏥 ✅ Looking to raise capital for your #fund and increase the international pool of your LP #investors?   🤝 Need warm #LP introductions?   📝 Selling #secondaries to increase liquidity?   🧐 Looking for co-investments?   ▶ G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks: https://lnkd.in/gjC_EuTE #VentureCapital #TechInnovation #NYCTech #StartupInvestment #Incubation #AlleyCorp #ImpactInvesting #HealthTech #AI #Robotics #DiversifiedTechnology #InvestmentStrategy

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Join me as I share the secrets to gaining Angel Investment (being ESIC is one) and help you land your pitch and get your message across. I'm joined by experienced founders who can share their experiences and help you develop your own (survive the) Chasm Plan.

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Got a fundraising sea story for you . . . I've known Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen, Klaviyo co-founders, for >10 years. They personally helped me back when Klaviyo had ~10 employees. I was running marketing at a turnaround in Boston (Karmaloop--it had gone bankrupt). Klaviyo was a few doors down on Boylston street. Or Newbury. I can't quite remember. Our turnaround marketing team was FRUSTRATED. Karmaloop's email program was on some legacy platform (I won't mention it. . . we shouldn't speak ill of the dead). We couldn't do any of the lifecycle marketing we wanted to do . . . . . . and lifecycle marketing was critical to our turnaround thesis. It was the only way we were going to make it work. So after a particularly frustrating time trying to get a triggered email send to work, I threw up my hands, announced "I'm going next door," walked over to Klaviyo, and knocked on the door. Ed answered. Andrew waved--he was coding. "Hey, can your team help me migrate this beast onto your platform and make it sing? Like, this week?" Andrew and Ed bent over backwards for me and helped me get Karmaloop's 5M emails migrated and humming. It's not a stretch to say the turnaround (and the next ones) could only happen because of Klaviyo. I've stayed in touch with them ever since. They've given Michael Epstein and me advice over the years, been in our corner, and been a part of PostPilot journey. (PostPilot's original thesis was simple: "Klaviyo for direct mail." Now, it feels like the story's come full circle, because Andrew and Ed just invested in PostPilot's Series A. Like so many other things in my career, it all started with a turnaround. 

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Great lesson in management from Marc Rowan on Invested. We're big believers in non-consensus at Aleph, which is what led Eden, Tomer and I to invest in companies like Lemonade and Healthy.io. Listen to Marc's segment on encouraging Apollo Global Management, Inc. employees to think differently - particularly the part on intellectual insubordination (go to 29:30), and how that translates to returns. Link below.

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Currently featured on EO are Keller Rinaudo Cliffton and Keenan Wyrobek, co-founders of Zipline—a $6B startup revolutionizing drone infrastructure. Zipline embarked on its pioneering journey in Rwanda, delivering urgent medical supplies like blood, while other companies targeted urban areas. Zipline’s success stems from tackling a crucial issue: healthcare delivery in regions underserved by technology. It was an honor to cover this impactful startup. Here is my favorite quote: "People often joke that hardware is hard. There's a reason for that. We have to be really good at electrical engineering. We have to be really good at firmware engineering. We have to be good at software. And that's just on the engineering side. Then we have to be really good at manufacturing, supply chain, customer success, and sales—really being good across all these multidisciplinary areas. That's the thing that makes it so hard to build great hardware companies. But the flip side of that is that we think that when you look over the next 5 to 10 years, we're pretty confident that a majority of the most valuable companies that are going to be created are going to be hardware companies. I mean, you look at Apple or you look at Tesla, or you look at Nvidia or you look at SpaceX like these companies have incredible competitive moats because it is hard. Venture capitalists tend to be very risk averse. And they and they want to build ideas that are not capital intensive. And that can just grow super fast and then sell or go public. And I think this leads to a lot of founders focusing on problems like scaling data infrastructure, you know, on in the cloud or whatever. I mean, I think if we were to open our eyes and really ask ourselves the questions of like, what would it take to build the Star Trek version of the future that we'll be proud to hand to our kids? What are the important problems that we need to solve for 8 billion humans who live on Earth? There are a lot of these problems require building hardware and building real products in the real world." Special thanks to: Yunjoo Shin(the main producer), Alana O'Grady Lauk, GunWook Yoo, Jemin Park, Denton Baird, Danielle Meister

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This is Eddie. He was one of our first 10 customers in my last startup and my current one. Yesterday, we hung out in Seville where he has been working remote, and that got me thinking.... Edward Berenbaum is one of the co-owners of Century 21 Redwood in Virginia, and one of the most seasoned and respected C21 owners in the franchise network. He was one of the first prospects who agreed to take a call from a newly minted founder (me) with no credibility and only a few customers almost a decade ago. Not only did he take my call, he made sure his executive team was on it so I'd get a real audience to assess the solution I was selling. In a world where startups were often not given serious attention, this gesture did not go unnoticed. For context, my last startup, Spacio, was/is an open house check-in solution. Redwood didn't become a customer right away, but that didn't stop Eddie from enthusiasticlaly recommending me to his friends who he thought would want to see Spacio too. When I started eWebinar, he was one of the first people I called and with equal excitement, he invited his team to our first call which he knew was a straight up sales pitch. We were never "friends" in the traditional sense, and rarely stayed in touch. But Eddie would take every opportunity to sing my praises when he saw a post on my companies or myself with comments he knew his network would see. He would do all this without being asked. I thought about our history before we met yesterday and wondered, why would he do this? In my 14 years as an entrepreneur, I can't name 10 people who would do the same. (PS. My husband doesn't even read my posts! 😂 ) That's when it dawned on me: Eddie is a good guy. He's a 21-year bootstrapped founder who's been through the highs and lows, then lows and highs, then again, and again, and again. He didn't need to go out of his way to help an acquaintenance, but he did it and continues to because it's easy for him. It's his second nature to help others and give them a boost when its within his power to. He knows that every little bit counts when you're pushing uphill. Only someone who's been in the trenches could ever understand this. 💡 Here's the thing: Good guys don't always win. Sometimes they even finish last! But good guys will always, ALWAYS try to help you win. Make friends with good guys. (And be one yourself.) Thanks, Eddie. You're a star! 🌟 ___ I'm Melissa Kwan, 3x bootstrapper sharing stories weekly. Cofounder of eWebinar. Host of ProfitLed Podcast, a podcast about eWebinar's Journey to $1M ARR. Follow me + hit 🔔 to stay tuned.

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Today I announced that Maelle Gavet, Techstars CEO, will be leaving the company at the end of the month for health reasons and that I have returned as CEO. Over the past three and a half years, we have accomplished a great deal under Maëlle’s leadership. The company has made 2,000+ startup investments. In 2023, 469 Techstars portfolio companies raised a total of over $2.4B, with 322 of them raising rounds of $1M or more. Applications to our programs doubled between 2022 and 2023 while our quality filter has remained as high as ever – an average of just 3% of those applicants were accepted onto our programs. We continue to rate highly with entrepreneurs in our programs, who in 2023 scored Techstars a nine out of 10 for providing business value. All of that while the diversity of our founders rose to 25% female founders and 36% black and brown founders (in 2023).    I want to thank Maëlle for pouring her passion, blood, sweat and tears into Techstars. I feel fortunate to have worked so closely with her. She built a great team, made many tough decisions, and bravely enacted complex changes that were sorely needed. But now Maëlle must focus on her health. I know I speak for everyone at Techstars when I say that we wish her strength and courage as she addresses what's ahead. https://lnkd.in/gNxHZsAk While I am excited to be back as CEO of Techstars, I was never far away. I was the first employee and have been an employee here continuously since then. I was the first Managing Director of our first and at the time, only, accelerator (Boulder) in the early years. In total, I have served as CEO or co-CEO for thirteen of the seventeen years that Techstars has existed and have been on the Board since the company’s inception. Reach out if you have any questions, but in the meantime, I will continue to focus on making Techstars even better for founders!

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The state of venture capital signals early stabilization. Venture equity funding totaled $58.4B in aggregate in Q1 2024, with approximately $2-3B funding Web3 and crypto. Across these 6,238 deals, 70% was invested in the US and Asia. Importantly, in the US, venture capital totaled $34.2B, higher than the past three quarters, but still down from Q1 of 2023 at $46.1B and Q1 of 2022 at $76.0B. More from CB Insights in their broad and deep deal coverage by region.

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NY friends! Please come see me at Tech Day on my panel discussing the future of the NY tech ecosystem and what I hope to bring to it!

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The VC with more unicorns than Accel, Insight & Sofbank only invests in developing economies. Impressive!  Endeavor‘s rules based VC, Endeavor Catalyst, is probably the best example of how tech and VC have gone global. Vamos, vamos, vamos Allen Taylor! 

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One of my proudest moments as an investor occurred today as Alaffia Health announced its series A because it shows how the Aperture® Venture Capital vision of multi-level, multi-generational #impactinvesting is succeeding in the marketplace. Here’s the model in its most basic form : ✅As diverse fund managers with meaningful capital to allocate, we are changing the VC landscape every day just by doing our day jobs. ✅As Black/Brown investors with ~40 years experience collectively, Aperture GPs have access to talent /excellence that others do not, so our portfolio *organically* is more inclusive by race, gender and geography even while optimizing for financial outcomes (all about the alpha). ✅Our most successful portco’s are using financial #innovation to solve market problems that impact underrepresented demographics and underserved communities. Alaffia Health is a shining example of the impact portion of our overall fund thesis, and we couldn’t be prouder of TJ Ademiluyi and Adun Akanni, MPH, PMP - the dynamic brother-sister founder duo whose vision we have steadfastly supported on their journey. Congratulations to TJ and Adun from William Crowder and myself, as well as the whole Aperture team- Marjorie King Philip McKenzie Yves Louis-Jacques Tanvi Lal Michelle Dhansinghani Lisha Bell Katie Kelly Amy Chung Cindy Chong, CFA Brian Fernandes-Halloran Monroe France Jayden Pantel Darren Herman Evan Wladis Neal Triplett Thomas Scriven Peter Ammon Irina Bit-Babik Tim Milanich Rob Rahbari

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1. What is the market size? 2. What are the growth rates? 3. Who are the key players in the market? I have a compelling case study to share here. My partner Russell Razhko runs a business in the USA that provides services directly to telecom operators (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc.). When the industry was growing, everything was going well. However, operators significantly cut expenses on equipment replacement and upgrades (with much of 5G already deployed and talks of a recession), causing the industry to decline by 65%. The team wanted to venture into adjacent industries (such as solar panel installation, electric vehicle charging stations, fiber optic installation, data centers, etc.), but deciding on the right path was unclear. Making decisions based on intuition or following competitors can be very costly in terms of money and time. Our business consulting agency team conducted an analysis of potential markets, and recently, we delivered a comprehensive 128-page report to Russell Razhko. It took our team only 2 weeks of work, and now the founders have all the information they need to make decisions about their future strategy. p.s. I've attached the final part of the analysis to this post so you can better understand how it looks 👆

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Prioritizing your health will give you more power, more time, and more fulfillment in life. Reza Satchu shares about his shift in priorities when it comes to his health and its outcome on success. Listen to our full conversation on Trailblaze. Available at https://lnkd.in/gzj2HvpK

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I'm thrilled and immensely proud to share that Jackpocket is now officially part of the DraftKings Inc. family. The entrepreneurial journey is often seen as glamorous, but in reality, it's a challenging path filled with anxiety and moments of solitude. When I encounter new entrepreneurs confidently presenting their impressive progress, I often take a moment to ask about their mental well-being. This journey isn't for everyone, but the key to navigating it successfully is surrounding yourself with incredible people. Attributes like creativity, persistence, a thirst for knowledge, and a sense of ownership among team members are crucial for success. However, what I've truly learned is that having genuinely good people to work with is the most significant factor. I owe this achievement to our loyal, dedicated, and kindhearted team who overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to make this happen. This also includes our amazing investors, external vendors and ever-supportive board of directors. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your commitment to this audacious vision. In building our team,  we've always prioritized setting egos aside, recognizing that we're all just individuals navigating the complexities of life. While we spend much of our adult lives immersed in our careers, I can honestly say that I've forged some of the strongest, lifelong friendships through Jackpocket. My high school principal used to say, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life,” a phrase that once seemed corny but now resonates deeply. Over the past months, I've had the pleasure of getting to know the incredible team at DraftKings, and I’ve never been more excited about Jackpocket’s future and the opportunity to join a powerhouse like DraftKings. I've come to truly admire their leader, Jason Robins, and I’m eager to learn from him and his team and embark on this journey together. The joke ends here: I guess it takes 11 years to create an “overnight success.” Here’s to the next decade of innovation, teamwork, and overcoming the unfeasible. "DraftKings Completes Acquisition of Jackpocket" : https://lnkd.in/g_Kh3_MS

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Mikal Ventures Annual Wrap-Up This week Mikal Ventures is pleased to bring you our year-long breakdown of the global venture capital market with an emphasis on the Mikal verticals. Over the 52-week period ending April 27, over 26,500 new companies were added. The market grew to just under 194,700 companies included in the Health Tech, Med Tech, Fin Tech, AI Tech, and Ed Tech verticals. The non-US market saw the largest percentage of new companies added-- the group is trending at over an impressive 22% annual growth rate, with all of the non-US verticals seeing double digit growth.  The total deal count saw about 93% in North America and Europe and Asia at 6.2%. AI Tech saw the largest projected annual percentage of growth in new companies, weighing in at a notable 21% and 35% in the US and Non-US markets, respectively. A global annualized growth rate topping an estimated 28% shows a striking indication of just how active this vertical has become. The 52-week indicated transactions in AI Tech were impressive as well, with US, Non-US and global rates coming in at 22%, 26% and 24% respectively. The use of AI is ubiquitous--AI Tech saw about 35% of the patents filed globally across all 10 PitchBook verticals. We see horizontal flow and crossover impacts of machine learning technology in every vertical we follow. Fin Tech is seeing a spate of uses including risk assessment and workflow improvement. Med Tech boasts new drugs, drug delivery platforms and disease detection systems as well as significant advances in robotic surgery. Ed Tech companies such as Zhipu AI and Cohere Health have incorporated AI in their business productivity software for healthcare and science tech B2B audiences. VC Investors are always adjusting their "Play Book" with a variety of options for investing. Mikal Ventures is one of those alternatives, offering curated solutions to real world problems. Reach out if you have questions on how we can be of assistance and bookmark https://mikalventures.com/ for additional insights and information.

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Blueprints of a $4B success story: How focusing on the right team, structured employee integration, and a strong cultural foundation can propel your startup 👇 ➡ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗲: Garrett Langley, Founder & CEO of Flock Safety 🔌 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿: Logan Bartlett, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures ✏ “The $4B Tech Startup Solving Crime with AI” ⭐ 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀: "I am a staunch believer that people and products trump market. I think great teams build great products and find great markets. I don't know any other way to do it... And so I've just always believed if you have a great team, the rest comes with that." ⭐ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝟵𝟬-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: "What we tend to do is put together a very actionable 90-day plan for every new employee. Are people actually gonna make an impact? Is the plan actionable? And what that does is it drives this deep level of alignment between a new employee. Because you're effectively telling them this is how I'm going to keep score…" ⭐ 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: "If you don't write your culture down, it is inherently weak. In the absence of a written culture, your culture will just fade away. And in a remote environment, even harder, right? Because you don't see these people, you don't interact with people." ⭐ 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗢𝗞𝗥𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: "I expect anyone pretty much VP and above to own at least one if not two OKRs. One of the ways we're able to do that is every two weeks when we do a check-in, whoever is the owner is actually the one writing the update and it goes to the entire team." ───── 👉 Follow me, Alexander Small, for tactics and strategies for building startups from industry-leading Founders, Operators and Investors

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🤝 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 🤝 I'm thrilled to share this moment of appreciation for Yehuda Niv, the CEO of Spines, whose leadership and vision continue to inspire me. In a recent conversation with Danny, Yehuda shared how our journey together began, highlighting the importance of trust, friendship, and mutual growth in our partnership. Five years ago, a simple post in the "Automation Experts" Facebook group led to our first collaboration. Yehuda reached out to me for an automation solution. What started as a professional engagement quickly grew into a strong friendship. Our shared values and trust have been the foundation of our partnership ever since. Yehuda’s perspective on choosing the right partners resonates deeply with me. He mentioned, “𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮, 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠.” This philosophy is at the core of successful ventures. "Smart investors" understand that their value extends beyond capital, bringing experience, insight, and unwavering support to the table. At M-Fund Club, we prioritize investing in exceptional founders like Yehuda, who not only drive their startups forward but also cultivate meaningful relationships. This blend of professional excellence and personal connection makes our work so rewarding. I also want to extend my gratitude to Danny Slavin and Bar Saraf, who have been invaluable partners in this journey. Their support and wisdom have significantly contributed to our collective success. Thank you, Yehuda and Spines team, for your friendship and for being remarkable partners. Here's to many more milestones and successes together! 🌟 #VentureCapital #Startups #Partnerships #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Friendship #Leadership #Innovation #Investment

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