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Founders Dilemma One of the most important criteria we evaluate before investing and backing any startup, is the founders ability of resiliency and adaptability. This article was inspired by one of our backed companies that is currently pivoting. The most critical decision an entrepreneur faces is determining when to stay the course versus when to change direction. Staying the course requires resilience and belief in the original vision, but can be risky if market conditions, customer needs, or technology evolves beyond the initial plan. Conversely, pivoting at the right moment can open new opportunities, but it demands sharp insight, humility,...
Toronto, June 17 -20 Next week at Enercare Centre, one of the biggest tech conferences will be hosting 40,000 attendees from 130+ countries, 1000 investors, and over 2000 startups. The 4 day event will host a line of speakers including: We are excited to announce that Ventioneers will be hosting mentoring sessions with the attending startups, on scaling and customer engagement. It’s not too late to get your ticket: https://collisionconf.com Hope to see you there!
Calling All female Entrepreneurs! View this post on Instagram A post shared by StrikeUP Canada (@strikeupcanada) StrikeUP has an amazing FREE (yes, you read that right) digital conference coming our way, on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, from 10 am – 3 pm EST. Co-presented by Scotiabank Women Initiative, and EDC (Export Development Canada). A great opportunity to network, learn and gain strategic resources for your entrepreneurial journey to take your business to the next level. A day lined up with panel topics such as: The Venture Capital Journey, Marketing for Predictable Revenue, Strategies to Scale and Grow, Build a Sustainable...
You always need to know your numbers. Investor’s need to know the KPI’s to decide whether or not to invest, and entrepreneurs need to know them in order to run a successful startup and to pitch to investors. What are KPI’s? KPI’s are key performance indicators, which measure the progress towards a goal versus an objective, such as financials, customers, process, or marketing, to name a few. In order to set out KPI’s, the goals should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time Bound. Types of KPI’s There are quantitative indicators, and qualitative indicators. Quantitative indicators is what comes...
The well known accelerators such as TechStars and 500 Startups have many branches worldwide, and there are also many more local accelerators you can apply to as well. We’ve listed some well known accelerators, with their application pages linked. USA TechStars YCombinator 500 Startups Plug and Play Mass Challenge SOSV Angel Pad Seed Camp Alpha Lab CANADA Founder Fuel TechStars 500 Startups Canada Jolt MarS Tandem Launch UK Seed Camp Ignite TechStars London EGYPT EFG EV FinTech Falak Startups Innoventures 1864 Accelerator Flat6Labs Cairo SAUDI ARABIA 500 MENA KAUST Innovation Fund Taqadam Riyadh TechStars Falak Business Hub Flat6Labs Riyadh Now...