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Sharing a few highlights from Mark's conversation with Cara Oppenheimer as they discuss Cara's path from co-founding goodbuy, a platform that enables consumers to purchase by value, such as women-owned, minority-owned, local, etc. Watch this short video to learn the story behind how Cara's passion for supporting businesses aligned with values led to the creation of goodbuy. #coldsmokecreative #shopifyplus #shopifypluspartner

🎥 Anthony Zipparro, Co-Founder of EquitySet, LLC, sits down with New to The Street's TV host Jane King at the NYSE studio to provide exciting updates about the company's latest developments and innovations. 📈✨ Click the link for the full video👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/etEg-Phy #equityset #investing #stocktrading #stockmarketnews #retailinvestors #traders #innovation #businessupdate #businessnews #business #news #newtothestreet

To our incredible team and valued clients, As we celebrate reaching 3,000 LinkedIn followers, we're filled with gratitude. This milestone reflects the trust you've placed in us since our journey began in 2020. Our CEO, Zoran Radovanovic, often emphasizes this fundamental truth: "The biggest challenge in today's world, in our private and corporate lives, is to establish long-term trust. At Breinrock, we believe that trust is our main motto and our goal. Trust between colleagues, trust between us and our clients, trust between partners and us." This philosophy has been our yardstick for success, guiding every innovation, every interaction, and every step of our rapid growth. To our team: Your dedication builds trust daily. To our clients: Your faith in us fuels our mission. To our partners: Your collaboration strengthens our vision. As we look to the future, we promise to continue earning your trust, one transaction at a time. Thank you for being part of our journey. Here's to trust, innovation, and the next milestones we'll achieve together! #Breinrock #CrossBorderPayments #FinTech #Payments

I want to make a handful of angel investments this year What are the best syndicates or places/ways to get deal flow for DTC/tech operators?

What’s worse? Spending a few hundred thousand to nail PMF and actually win in a billion-dollar market? Or… Spending tens of millions a month on a fake unicorn valuation, knowing you’ve just defrauded everyone? Passing the "hot potato" (your startup) to the next investor. In case you don’t already know the answer, let me spell it out: 1. Most tech startups that truly win will require investments ranging from a few million to tens of millions, especially once M&A comes into play to secure the market. (to be one of three SaaS companies that normally win a market) 2. Only less than .01% of tech startups ever reach a billion-dollar valuation—and even when they do, they’re often tens, if not hundreds, of millions in. 3. If your founder managed to get you to revenue and achieve PMF for under a million dollars, they’re in the 1%. They’re among the best in the world at what they do. You should be kissing their ass. You're welcome.

This is dope! Those who help create, steward, and direct the culture should not only be consumers, WE should be owners of it too. Glad to hear REVOLT is moving into an employee-owned stewardship model. More Black owned and led firms would benefit from this ownership model as our numbers for home ownership, business ownership, and assets under management pail in comparison to other tribes in the U.S. #ESOP #employeeowned #media #Blackmedia

CEOs, imagine having a top-performing operator in 30-90 days! With Spyglass, it's about quality and speed. Gain a true partner to run your business, giving you peace of mind and focus on growth.  #ceosuccess #topoperators #scalablegrowth #businessoptimization

'Interesting read' #Investments 🌐

👉Fact: you need to clearly articulate what your endgame is. 🤔 Is your goal to sell your business to a strategic acquirer, finding a buyer that sees the value in what you’ve built and is willing to pay a premium for it? ☺️ Are you planning to pass your business to your children, ensuring it remains in your family for generations to come? 🤑 Or another option might be to do a majority recapitalization with a private equity group, where you can cash out partially while still retaining a stake in the business. Each of these scenarios requires different strategies and preparations, so being clear about your preferred endgame is crucial. Then you can start optimising every step of your journey along the way. Depending on your strategy, it can take a good few years to fully prepare your company for sale to maximise its value. Let’s talk about your endgame.

1/3 of all unicorns have a valuation right at the $1B mark (or close). 85% of these are fake unicorns... ...who will never realize that valuation. These are companies that chased the $1 billion valuation mark because it was: ▪️ A status symbol ▪️ Viewed as a way to recruit great talent ▪️ Easy to get But the fundamentals of these businesses never made them worth $1B. Lots of distressed and 🔥 sales about to come to market. Financial sponsors must be lickin' their lips for the bargains to be had. See the full list of unicorns here if you want to identify who is in the 85%: https://cbi.team/3Y6Zbtn