10 lessons from 10 years of seed investing. First Round, an early investor in Warby Parker, Uber, Square and Birchbox, is celebrating 10 years of seed investing and is sharing some insights they’ve learned along the way. Women rule! Companies with women founders performed 63% better than companies with all male teams. Your former employer matters. Founding teams with former employees from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft or Twitter performed 160% better than their peers. Solo founders do much worse than teams. Companies with multiple founders outperformed solo founders by 163% and are valued 25% higher at seed stage. See more insights at First Round Review.
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A Taxonomy of "Impact" Social Ventures
by Staff at The HUB LA and Profit+Impact Partners A list of 5 different types of Social Ventures including a definition and summary of characteristics. |
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Impact Investing Returns
by Dawn Lynn, Wall Street Journal A great resource explaining how investors can make socially conscious investment decisions without hurting their portfolio returns. |
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Slow Money Funding Streams
by Arno Hesse (Slow Money NorCal leader) A list of seven investment modes with a diagram illustrating each in context of increasing amounts, risks, returns and ease and speed of funding. |
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Over 70 Percent of Investors Keen on Sustainable Investing: Morgan Stanley Survey
by Vikas Vij in Finance and SRI Article explaining the results of a new survey published by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The survey results indicate a trend in investors developing portfolios that offer competitive financial returns while also promoting sustainability. |
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Impact Investing
by Northern Trust A guide for philanthropists and social investors. |
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