He’s the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, Greylock Partner, a mentor to many, and, starting in May, the host of a new podcast called ‘Masters of Scale.’ Here, Hoffman gives us an inside look at how he teaches entrepreneurs to grow successful businesses.
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Already recognized for their engineering excellence, several countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are now emerging on the global startup scene. Thus for the past couple of years Belarus, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine and some other countries of the region have seen their local companies assert themselves on the international market, raise considerable funding and/or be acquired by global companies.
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If you’ve ever seen me speak at an event, you have probably noticed that I get very excited and passionate about pitching. There’s an excellent reason for that. I believe that a great pitch is useful in so many walks of business. As the CEO of a company, you’ll be pitching your startup morning, noon and night. Short, 90-second elevator pitches. Three- to six-minute pitches as part of a demo day or a pitch competition. And finally, the Holy Grail: in a VC’s office, for a 30- to 60-minute explanation of what the future looks like, if you have anything to do about it. Becoming a truly great pitch artist takes a lot of practice, which I encourage you to invest time in. But that doesn’t mean that there’s any excuse for having a downright poor pitch.
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Americans tend to think of themselves as very entrepreneurial. After all, there’s Silicon Valley — home of Google, Facebook and Apple – and the rise of legendary entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Many more want to join their ranks: Sixty-six percent of American millennials want to start their own businesses, according to a recent Bentley University study. And deeper in the collective American consciousness lives the ingenuity and business acumen of the likes of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors who changed the world.
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14 νεοφυείς ομάδες και επιχειρήσεις παρουσιάζουν τα επιχειρηματικά τους σχέδια στο Business Angels Forum IV τον Απρίλιο στην Αθήνα
Λίγες ημέρες έχουν μείνει προτού λάβει χώρα το Business Angels Forum IV που υλοποιείται από την Ατλαντίς Συμβουλευτική και το Innovation Farm το Σάββατο, 8 Απριλίου στην Αθήνα. Σε σύνολο περισσότερων από 40 ομάδων που υπέβαλαν αίτηση, επιλέχθηκαν κατόπιν αξιολόγησης 14 νεοφυείς ομάδες και επιχειρήσεις για να παρουσιάσουν τα επιχειρηματικά τους σχέδια ενώπιον των συμμετεχόντων Αγγέλων Επενδυτών και Αξιολογητών στην νέα προ-θερμοκοιτίδα «Orange Grove» στη Αθήνα.
Οι ομάδες που θα παρουσιάσουν είναι οι εξής:
Bio2CHP, Callibrie, Carlito, Cyclefi, Easyexports, Elioplus, Freshstrips, Geotag Aeroview, IBoard, LightHouse, Metabio, Moodgems, Tactical, Tesibit
Η διαδικασία προετοιμασίας επένδυσης (investor readiness) είναι μια απαιτητική υπόθεση που οδηγεί σε ένα δεύτερο ραντεβού (second date) με τους ενδιαφερόμενους επενδυτές. Το Business Angels Forum IV μπορούν να παρακολουθήσουν μόνο υποψήφιοι Επενδυτές και Επιχειρηματικοί Άγγελοι.
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τη παρακολούθηση του Business Angels Forum IV από δυνητικούς Αγγέλους Επενδυτές, παρέχονται από την κα. Ηλιάννα Δήμου στο τηλέφωνο 2310 531000 (εσωτερικό 100) ή στη διεύθυνση dimou@atlantisresearch.gr.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) announced the digital issue of a new regional report on early stage investment markets. This report was prepared by the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield – CITY College, the Hellenic Business Angels Network (HeBAN) and the South East European Research Centre (SEERC) as a response to this mission. Co-writers of the report are Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Dr. Andreas Baresel-Bofinger and Ms. Katevan Chikhladze.
Read the message of the President of the WBAF Mr. Baybars Altuntas and the report here.
