Need to know where your startup stands? Get a free benchmarking report for your key metrics, showing you how you fare: bit.ly/3iaMDt3

No matter how much startup CEOs and VCs dislike benchmarking, it's mandatory. It helps you understand how well your startup is doing compared to the competition.

Very happy to see a new release of the DE Toolbox which has been used by over 20,000 entrepreneurs so far bit.ly/34tqq5I Thanks Marius Ursache for all you do!!!

2 out of 3 accelerators mentioned Deal Flow as their main challenge, whether it's related to quality, quantity or both. As you're probably used ti by now, we have some thoughts on how to tackle this issue: bit.ly/3ieC6Np

"Is Ryan Caldbeck a visionary — or is he crazy?" asks the author of this article. I vote for visionary: institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1c640…

When a startup gets funded, or pivots to a better market/different product, things change. Without a healthy culture, chances are the project fails. The healthiest culture is defined from the start, by setting OKRs. buff.ly/2YizbLH #cto2021 #startup #CEO Marius Ursache

I finally found the right PRM (Personal Relationships Manager), which focuses on people, not deals, not opportunities, not money. Just people: getdex.com/invite/r/MkNy9…

Spot, a YC company built by my friend Raffaele Colella, is a different approach to knowledge management, integrated with Slack and other tools. producthunt.com/posts/spot-06f…

We've just closed a €500K #seedround for @metabeta_, our data-driven startup investments platform. It's time someone disrupted the old ways of pitch decks, Excels, and gut feeling! #startups #data #venturecapital siliconcanals.com/crowdfunding/m…

#1 on Amazon already! New book by Frederic Kerrest now available for order amzn.to/3Ai9JIV - got a peak at early release & it is outstanding content. A "Must Have" for entrepreneurs library. Thanks and Congrats Freddy. Order now!

My conspiracy theory is there is only 1.5 million dollars in venture capital, you people just keep moving it around

Ouch!

What’s happening right now with #WillSmith is yet another example of how much Americans love their cancel culture.

Pretty much every competition slide in a pitch deck.

Google Translate for venture capitalists, 2021 vs. 2022.

Beware the impulse to preach that "we must make sacrifices for the sake of peace" but suggest only sacrifices where other people are the ones sacrificing while you give up nothing.

People sadly observe: Instead of automating work so we can have fun, AI seems to be automating the fun and leaving us the work. threestationsquare observes: Current AIs aren't reliable enough to drive trucks. It being okay to fail is a lot of what makes fun fun, and work work.

Try spotting the European tech sector

We were delighted to host Mr.Marius Ursache, a serial entrepreneur, Co-founder of Qualibro.ai & Teaching fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)! He delivered an interesting session on the "Problem Statement Canvas” for our #KFUPM_EXPONENTIAL teams. Big thanks for the insightful webinar.

Come join me at NYU on Friday for lunch to talk about the latest MIT thinking on entrepreneurship and the founder journey. We’ll preview the the expanded and updated Disciplined Entrepreneurship book - out now at bit.ly/de24-expanded cc @eshipmit Stephanie MacConnell