Being a highly-prized unicorn can be tough. Alan Patricof, co-founder of venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, said there could be troubled times ahead for startups that have so far been much loved by flush investors. When these unicorns that have only one exit opportunity, which is to go public, when they get to a certain price, the number…
Author: Dwayne Nesmith
What’s in a number?
$1 billion. Yes, that’s a big number, but it’s not as valuable as $1 billion was in 1999 or even last year, so why the special name for private companies reaching this valuation? Brad Feld suggests the push for a billion dollar valuation may not be the best way to create long term value and may very well leave the employees and investors with much less
Cargo Chief Banks $10 Million in Latest Round
Cargo Chief, a Merita Consulting client, closed $10 million in funding from Walden Venture Capital, Hunt Technology Ventures and the GrowthX Fund. “This round of funding will accelerate the continued development of our intelligent platform and bolster our sales and marketing,
Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up | Talk Video | TED.com
At 64 Diana Nyad makes her 5th attempt to swim the seemingly impossible path across the Gulf Stream from Cuba to Florida. Listen as she talks about her motivation, the challenge, why, and what it meant to her.
Focus On What You Control
The lessons learned from participating in sports and being on a team have broad applications across our live and careers. This has been an interest of mine since I entered the workforce and over the next several weeks I’m going to put together a few articles about these lessons. The series will include lessons others…
Ello Gets Funding and Swears Off Selling Ads
Ello announces funding, public benefit corporation conversion and promises to never sell ads or user data in a letter to users. The Foundry Group, Bullet Time Ventures, and FreshTracks Capital provided the funding. Seth Levine from Foundry will be joining the board and states the full support for Ello’s Manifesto and business model on his…