From the Investors
Investor, Gil Dibner releases his report on investment activity in Europe and Israel and highlights strong growth overall in “The Data: 2015 VC Trends in Europe & Israel”
Philipp Moehring of AngelList describes how he balances being a Venture Partner at 500 Startups, runs AngelList Europe and more in “20 VC” (podcast)
Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures urges machine learning startups to make building proprietary data sets their top priority in “Data, Not Algorithms, is the Key to Machine Learning Success”
Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital adds his perspective to Paul Graham’s essay on economic inequality with ways founders can ‘unleash the full power of entrepreneurship and technological innovation to better society’ in “Impact Entrepreneurship”
Bryce Roberts of O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures encourages entrepreneurs to communicate ‘what’s really going on’ with their investors, advisors, and mentors to overcome challenges in “Talk To Us About Your Problems”
Hunter Walk of Homebrew interviews Howard Lindzon and discusses the difficulties of founding a new media company, the proliferation of user generated content, and his thoughts on video in “Five Questions With Howard Lindzon”
From the Operators
Peter Reinhardt of Segment outlines what he’s learned about startup finance and covers an important part of accounting: accurately recording the past in “Startup Finance for Founders – Part 1, Accounting”
Mitchell Harper of PeopleSpark points out that hiring ‘incredible leaders’ who can do their jobs better than you ever did’ will help CEOs wear fewer hats in “Good CEOs Aren’t Busy”
Joshua Reeves of Gusto expands on the founder mindset, when startup success doesn’t feel right, and the importance of taking time away from work in “Startup Success That Feels Right”
Cap Watkins of Buzzfeed shares why finding a company that’s perfect inside is a myth and you can only hope to find a place that’s perfect for youin “The Perfect Company”
Pauline Ploquin of Struck covers multiple ways to succeed before, during, and after networking events in “The Introvert’s Guide to Successful Business Networking”