Monday, February 19

🌟 This Week’s Headlines 🌟 

🤖 OpenAI bagged a deal that would value them at $80B. Our brains hurt.

🤩 Black entrepreneurs at the forefront of a small business renaissance

😶‍🌫️ The VC firm Foundry quietly shut down operations this month

🪿 More low-key news: Google soft-launched Goose, the AI coding assistant

🎨 Independent artist financing platform Duetti raised $15M in venture funding

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📚 Quick Reads 📚

📈 TAKE THE W AND LEARN — As good as a sudden win followed by exponential growth sounds, it’s unsustainable and unrealistic for most startups. The best course is to be consistent and celebrate the little wins as you grow.

🙊 PITCHING CLICHÉS — So, you caught the attention of a VC. You begin your pitch. All’s well until you use a cliché phrase that makes your VC’s eyes glaze over. Avoid these 5 phrases in your pitch or you’ll have a yikes moment.

🔃 NEW ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL JUST DROPPED — Regenerative and Circular Operations (RCO) conceptualizes how sustainability and regeneration can be holistically integrated into business practices.

🌱 PORTFOLIO + DIVERSIFICATION = GAINS — Specialist funds look good on paper and sound great in theory, but research shows that VCs who have diversified portfolios receive greater returns on investment.

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