Lee StognerCapital Raising Japanese VC, Samurai Incubate, Launches $18.6 Million Fund for African Startups kenyanwallstreet.com - Eunniah Mbabazi Japanese Venture Capital, Samurai Incubate, has launched an $18.6 million fund for African startups, dubbed the Samurai Africa 2nd General …
Lee StognerKern County How Midsize Companies Can Adapt to Changing Demand verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Robert SherBecause they’re smaller than large companies and less encumbered by bureaucracy, midsize companies have an opportunity to take advantage of the market changes that will persist post-Covid (some permanently)....
Lee StognerBusiness Is Your Team Solving Problems, or Just Identifying Them? verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Rebecca KnightSome teams are really good at spotting potential problems. When colleagues present new ideas or propose new initiatives, team members readily ask tough questions and point out possible risks. But team...
Lee StognerEmpathy What Does It Mean to Be a Manager Today? verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Brian Kropp, and Alexia Cambon, and Sara ClarkA year into the pandemic, the implications of how Covid-19 has changed how people will work from now on are becoming clear. Many employees will be working in a hybrid world with more choices about where,...
Lee StognerMorgan Stanley These 3 sectors are set to boom on the back of Biden's massive infrastructure spending plan, Morgan Stanley says Business Insider - Will DanielMorgan Stanley highlighted three sectors set to benefit from President Biden's infrastructure plan in the "Thoughts on the Market Podcast" with Michael Zezas on Wednesday. President Biden unveiled his...
Lee StognerCapital Raising New York City now home to 21 Israel-founded tech unicorns timesofisrael.com - Shoshanna Solomon Following a flurry of investment activity in recent months, New York is now home to 21 Israeli-founded unicorns — privately held companies valued at …
Lee StognerStartups Starting a U.S. company, but not in the U.S.: Foreign entrepreneurs in a bind NBC News - By David IngramIt's become relatively easy to start a U.S.-based tech company from abroad, and that's now the go-to option for some foreign-born people, including some who'd rather be here. Last year, Glen Wang co-founded...
Lee StognerRaytheon Initiative designed to nurture next engineers of color - The Greenville News newsmemory.com Initiative designed to nurture next engineers of color Terry Collins USA TODAY Two organizations have joined forces with one shared goal in mind: …
Lee StognerBusiness China Posts Record Economic Growth The Wall Street Journal. - Jonathan ChengBEIJING—China’s economy surged 18.3% in the first quarter from a year earlier, a record rate of growth that reflected the recovery from a deep coronavirus-induced trough in early 2020 and the continued...
Lee StognerBusiness Economy Strengthens as Spending, Hiring Pick Up The Wall Street Journal. - Amara OmeokweThe U.S. economic recovery is accelerating as stimulus money, Covid-19 vaccinations and business re-openings spur a spring surge in consumer spending, a sharp pullback in layoffs and a bounceback in factory...
Lee StognerTechnology What’s Good About Tech Bubbles verified_publisherThe New York Times - Shira OvideThis article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Let’s talk about what Britain’s bicycle bubble more than a century ago has in common with current crazes for...
Lee StognerSemiconductors ‘It’s a Roller-Coaster Ride’: Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat verified_publisherThe New York Times - Don ClarkDan Rozycki, the president of a small engineering firm, worries about what a global semiconductor shortage could mean for curing concrete. Mr. Rozycki’s company, Transtec Group in Austin, Texas, sells...
Lee StognerEmployment A War For Talent Is Starting—Spoiler Alert: Workers Will Win Forbes - Jack KellyIt's incredulous to see the economy and job market heating up, when only a few months ago, we were mired in misery. In a dramatic comeback, Americans are finding new jobs. Over 7 million jobs have recently...
Lee StognerBusiness What does it take to create a startup ecosystem? verified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha MascarenhasSay it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the day, a startup hub’s success is not an either/or situation. The next Silicon Valley...
Lee StognerManagement Business Leaders Often Overlook This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy When Making Career Decisions Forbes - Bryan Robinson, Ph.D.Calling all business leaders, managers and problem solvers. There’s new information about how companies can improve their decision-making from top to bottom. And it’s possible you have overlooked this...
Lee StognerCollege & University The Big Difference Between Lifelong Learners And Skill-Seekers Forbes - Brandon BusteedOne of the most commonly used phrases in college and university mission statements is “lifelong learning.” It’s a term that is very popular as an aspirational goal in both higher education and across learning....
Lee StognerCapital Raising Changing the look of venture capital chicagobusiness.com - RYAN DEFFENBAUGH In nine years, Donnel Baird has grown his Brooklyn startup into a green-energy powerhouse, retrofitting thousands of urban buildings. This month the …
Lee StognerUnemployment How Companies Are Using Creative Incentives to Attract and Keep New Talent Now Inc Magazine - Mary YangU.S. job openings are at the highest they've been in two years. But companies are still short-staffed. One in three U.S. workers doesn't want to work for an employer that requires them to be onsite full-time,...
Lee StognerEquations The 5 Most Important Scientific Equations of All Time discovermagazine.com - Nathaniel Scharping Calculating the most influential scientific equations is no easy task. But these five certainly rank in the top tier. What’s in an equation? Letters …
Lee StognerBusiness (India) Amazon launches $250m venture fund for SMEs in India techinasia.com - Collin Furtado “Ecommerce giant Amazon on Thursday announced a US$250 million fund that will focus on digitizing small and medium businesses, and drive innovation …
Lee StognerManagement Three human-centered imperatives for our tech-enabled future | ZDNet verified_publisherZDNet - Forrester Research No longer does technology just support business value -- we now show that technology shapes business value, making technology an integral part of the …
Lee StognerEntrepreneurship Why Most Startups Fail, and How to Avoid a Similar Fate Inc Magazine - Martin ZwillingResearch indicates that there are a few unrecognized mistakes that lead to the majority of startup failures. Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his or her idea has...
Lee StognerCapital Raising Do you fit the mold for the next generation of values-driven VCs? verified_publisherTechCrunch - Jonathan GreechanMore individuals than ever are donning the investor cap. Almost a fifth of U.S. equity trading in 2020 was driven by mom-and-pop investors — up from around 15% in the previous year. With such impressive...
Lee StognerBusiness School These are the world’s best business schools verified_publisherweforum.org - Victoria Masterson The world’s best business schools are in the United States and Europe, according to the latest performance analysis. The QS World University Rankings, …
Lee StognerAdvertising Adweek Special Report: The Death of Cookies verified_publisherAdweek The impact on ad tech, media, brands and agencies Adweek Special Report: The Death of Cookies The impact on ad tech, media, brands and agencies 3 …
Lee StognerEntrepreneurship (India) Amazon announces $250 million venture fund for Indian startups verified_publisherTechCrunch - Manish SinghAmazon on Thursday announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in Indian startups and entrepreneurs focusing on digitization of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the key overseas market....
Lee StognerManagement If You Can’t Learn Directly From a Great Leader, a Leadership Book Is the Next Best Thing spy.com - Jake Cappuccino Leaders become great in one of two ways: They’re either born that way or they learn from someone who was born that way. Most of us fall into the …
Lee StognerCapital Raising A quick peek inside Fontinalis, one of Detroit's best-known young venture firms verified_publisherTechCrunch - Connie LoizosFontinalis, the 12-year-old, Detroit-based early stage venture firm, is known for being among the very first investing outfits to focus squarely on mobility as an overarching theme. It wasn’t a surprising...
Lee StognerSales Can I influence the buyer's journey with social selling? (via Passle) passle.net - Tim Hughes There is a lot talked about in terms the buyer's journey, what it is and what it isn't. I always think about it, like the way I buy things myself. …
