2 days agoHow to Use ESG to De-risk Your Business ModelAuthor: Carol Tarr — Portfolio Manager — ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and together form the three standards companies are scored on by the various ratings agencies. Although there are numerous ESG ratings agencies and their methodologies vary, the scores are supposed to reflect the strategy and readiness of a company to tackle issues particular…Esg3 min read
Nov 11, 2021NFTs & Skin in the Game!Author: Iva Rakocevic — The crypto market is booming tremendously nowadays, with the overall capitalization of cryptocurrencies approaching USD 2 trillion. Everyday more and more people are investing in cryptocurrencies to make a living. But as different technologies develop, these new “coins” come with different sets of risks. In the first half of 2021…Startup3 min read
Nov 3, 2021Anchors Away: Why VCs and Founders should not be wedded to their beliefs.Author: Kavedon Kapital Behavioural Science Team — “There are only 3 people in the world who know whether there is a property bubble in China. I am one of them and the other two people work for me.” – CEO of a Chinese real estate company, 2015 Let’s start with a question. What do you estimate the…Startup4 min read
Oct 20, 2021Product Market Fit vs. Founder Market FitAuthor : Ieva Katiliute — Product market fit is a common concept in the start-up world and arguably the most important thing when developing a product and raising capital at any stage. Having a good product-market fit means developing a product or service that the market needs and sometimes doesn’t even know it. Obvious product…Startup5 min read
Oct 8, 2021What makes a good Founder?Author: Jeremy Roberts — Partner — Over the past couple of weeks, I have had conversations with several different business founders — all of whom are extremely different in their approach and mentality. …Startup4 min read
Sep 23, 2021What is a business model, and why do we need them?Author: Leslie Maliepaard — Partner — As a first-time entrepreneur, 20 plus years ago, I had not even the faintest idea of the difference between a business and a revenue model. However, I soon realised that there was a significant difference. …Startup5 min read
Sep 9, 20215 steps to getting VC leadsAuthor: Jasper Ettema — Portfolio Manager — As a founder or entrepreneur, you wear several hats at once. I know this, as I’ve worn them many times myself. The key to managing your work life is efficiency through making decisions fast rather than going through long planning cycles. …Startup5 min read
Sep 2, 2021The Who’s and What’s of a Solid Sustainable Investing Strategy — ImpactAuthor : Carol Tarr - Portfolio Manager With funds, media attention and policy interests pouring in, Impact is getting all the attention as the buzz word of the moment. Sustainable investing, responsible investing, impact, ESG, we may use these words interchangeably, but that’s attributable more to a lack of understanding…Startup5 min read
Aug 25, 2021Mentors, Coaches & Advisors — the Difference Between Good and GreatAuthor : Kavedon Kapital — Start-ups are innovative, inventive, and unique? Right? Well, no, not really. While it is true that there are a lot of innovative companies, there are few that are truly unique and truly inventive — i.e., creating something that has never been done before. So, not being unique and inventive is…Startup4 min read
Aug 19, 2021What’s Your Problem?Author: David Watters — Last year I interviewed Colin Keogh, an Irish entrepreneur and previous Forbes 30 Under 30 about his work on the Open Source Ventilator, a solution to the crisis for ventilator and equipment shortages in hospitals globally in response to the then emerging Covid-19 pandemic. In the interview, he stated entrepreneurship…Startup7 min read
