I once heard a midwest VC brag about the # of CEOs he had fired. He also said that founders were a necessary evil. Strong opinion: Founders are the company's greatest asset. Very, very proud to be in service of some of the midwest's best entrepreneurs. buff.ly/3ItecfW

Nationally in Q2, less than 2% of all dollars went to women and .055% went to BIPOC teams. Not surprisingly, proven.ventures has a different allocation. As of Q3, 85% of Fund One is invested in female CEOs, with 76% going to teams with a BIPOC cofounder. buff.ly/3xzkhDl

Fundraising advice for female founders: - Ask for the meeting - Make the pitch - Assume they'll be interested - Don't talk yourself out of just going for it What else? 💃🏽🌟🚀

Want to get your customer to engage more during the demo? Here's one of my favorite tricks! Use the phrase, "Right about now, several of our customers ask us, 'how does_____?'" This helps your prospect ask questions they may be nervous to voice.

Each month, take stock of your latest wins and biggest impediments. You can track that at the end of each quarter and year... you'll be shocked at how much you've grown!

An incredibly hard jump is going from producer to manager. Especially for founders who likely know their customers better than anyone and *perhaps* like control. Invest in the coaching and resources to take your leadership to the next level. It is worth every penny.

What would accessible, affordable healthcare benefits packages mean for the national rate of entrepreneurship?

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Serving on repeat this week. Thanks Sarah Baker Hansen! 🥰

Ran into one of my favorites in the STL airport! If you haven’t met Anousone, cofounder at SuperbShifts.com, you should. He’s one of the best founders and humans I know!

“You're the best around Nothing's gonna ever keep you down” Adore this team for each and every reason, specifically tenaciously customer led AND lovely humans.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Centese, Inc.! Evan Luxon and the team at Centese have built an impressive device that is transforming surgical drainage in cardiothoracic surgery using digital intelligence. buff.ly/3XWOaJ7 #medtech #medicaldevices #startups

.@SentinelFert receives the Entreprenuerial Spirit Award in front of a packed crowd at the Celebrate Business event. Congrats to Jackson Stansell & team on this well-earned recognition. #launchlnk #lnk #startups The Combine #bangthedrum

+1 honestly think the number one thing that will kill companies over the next 6 months will be spending time/energy fundraising that would have been better spent generating revenue.

2021 likely was the largest short-lived aberration in VC history, and everyone - LPs, founders, and fund managers - were complicit and incented for it. Sobriety is definitely back, but it'll take time for everyone to unlearn what preceded 2022.

We want everyone to know about Nebraska's Sandhills, and keep them a secret. For Rural Prosperity Nebraska Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference, we'll break our silence! Join us Thurs. June 7 - Fri., June 8. Make a weekend of tubing and golfing after! buff.ly/3MgIViH

Nearly 90% of senior care facilities face staffing challenges. The shortage of trained professionals puts a strain on the quality of care provided to residents. Proud to back the Superb staffing sidekicks, helping solve this problem. buff.ly/3prQU4v Molly O’Neil

Hey #ecommerce and #dtc entrepreneurs in Nebraska!! Join us for eCAMP, a 4-Week sprint designed to get you ready for holiday sale success. Proudly partnering with No Substitutes, GrowNebraska NBDC SourceLink Nebraska Elevator Spaces, Made In Omaha! buff.ly/43RNRlw

VC is not a monolith, yet we see it defined as such (from pre-seed to crossover). This leads to incomplete analysis by LPs on the types of funds to back. Growth, large brands, and seed should be viewed as different asset cats w/unique risk/return/time to liq characteristics

Restocking is a complex puzzle for CPGs w/o tech-driven inventory mgmt. CPGs juggle multiple store locations, calculate reorder quantities manually, and ensure timely deliveries - all w/o real-time data. Inefficiency gave rise to Retail Aware. buff.ly/3O50pkf