Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
The 6 Ways to Grow a Company
Understanding your company's most fruitful opportunities for
growth can allow you to maximize the return on an investment of an
organization's finite resources. This article from the
Harvard Business Review identifies six categories of
innovation and development and provides illustrative examples of
how to strategically (and successfully!) grow your business.
Why the VC Community Should Be Skeptical of
Cryptocurrency
Although there is a lot of noise related to cryptocurrency these
days, one topic that doesn't seem to cross the cryptocurrency
headlines is endorsement by venture capital firms; this
VentureBeat article sheds light on why most VCs, who we
often consider to be willing to take risks on new technologies, are
steering clear from coins and tokens of all sorts.
The Valuation Obsession
Startups are increasingly focused on valuations as the metric by
which they measure their overall success; but this piece by VC Fred
Wilson on Inc.com explains a single number often cannot accurately
represent the true potential of a young company.
The Investment Landscape of the Future: Toward
Many Silicon Valleys
This interesting read from a Canadian venture capital guru
discusses the blossoming of technology and innovation beyond the
concentrated epicenter that is Silicon Valley in California. With
new tech hubs on the rise and the overall diversification and
dissemination of venture capital markets, the changing landscape
will likely provide more opportunities to those outside of the
Golden State.
Links compiled by Cara Fonseca.
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