Ride-sharing apps and other easily-accessible gig economy platforms could boost entrepreneurship, according to new research from entrepreneurship researchers at Rice University, Washington University and Boston College. The researchers studied the effects on entrepreneurship by looking at ride-hailing platforms in major U.S. cities and new business registrations available in the Startup Cartography Project. They also studied […]
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Time and Money Management Tips for Entrepreneurs
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How to Begin to Talk Productively about Systemic Racism and Other Barriers
Conversations surrounding racism and that trauma that people of color face have become more common – and expected – in the business world. But how do you have a conversation that propels real change, one that is productive rather than defensive, and one that focuses on the concerns of people of color, rather than on […]
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Problem Solved: To Create a Healthy Remote Environment, This Company Changed Its Pay Structure to be more Equitable
Chicago-based Inspirant Group’s 50 employees have been a remote force well before the pandemic. Amir Azarbad, Meighan Newhouse and Chris VanAvermaete — all former employees of global consulting group Deloitte — launched the group in 2017, calling themselves “recovering consultants.” Their goal was to make a new kind of firm, one that put its employees […]
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Entrepreneurs Often Make This Myopic Mistake at the Beginning
Problem Solved: In this column, Times of E reporter Skyler Rossi asks entrepreneurship leaders and experts how to solve common and significant problems founders tend to run into. Do you have an innovative solution to a barrier that many entrepreneurs face? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Reach out, srossi@timesofe.com Times of E reporter Skyler […]
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The Secret To Miss Mona’s Growing Ice Cream Brand: The Way She Boosts Other Entrepreneurs
Some people look forward to summertime’s Community Supported Agriculture boxes of kale, cukes and beets. A growing number of Brooklynites are on the watch for something different: Community Supported Treats. That’s what entrepreneur Mona Lipson is calling her new small batch ice cream venture Miss Mona Makes Ice Cream, which delivers three pints of artisanal […]
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Network Diversity Leads To Board Diversity
Fred Wilson’s recent post on diversity was thought-provoking on several levels and got me thinking not just about board composition but more broadly about the question of networks and how relying too heavily on existing networks can limit the diversity of those networks. There are many things that we (meaning the tech and venture industries, but […]
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A Trip With A Famed Montana Outfitter Becomes An Addiction
The Chinese Wall lies about 42 miles into the Bob Marshall Wilderness, a huge limestone cliff at the end of a trail that can only be traveled by foot or on horseback, alongside sparkling mountain lakes and streams, through huckleberry patches … and then you look down off a narrow switchback, see your horse’s hooves inches from […]
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Working Remotely – Extending WFH
A few weeks ago, I posted that Foundry had made the decision to remain out of the office until at least June 1st. We’re fortunate that we’re in the position to work effectively this way – because of the kind of work we do and the way our company is set up (not to mention that […]
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Social Distance Is Necessary. It Doesn’t Have To Be Social Isolation.
This post originally ran on Seth Levine’s blog, VC Adventure. I took a poll of the Foundry portfolio this morning to check in on the shift to Work From Home. As of today, about 1/3 of our portfolio companies have implemented a mandatory work from home policy. The vast majority of the rest are recommending […]
