Mike Krenn

Riding the Monday tide! So, here is the game, aggressive goals need aggressive steps! Its been a learning advising growth accelerated start-ups. This is a groovy read, although can lawyers convince their clients the importance of this, I would rate at moderately difficult on the difficulty scale! A stable business can any day outweigh accelerated growth business. Speaking of which, stability may not be an issue with India, at least for sometime now. A stable government goes a long way, people have aligned to the ideologies and operate therein - run the familiar terrain! #tech #product #design #designthinking

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Having a Cars and Capital event tomorrow in Southern California with Oren Klaff. If you want to join message me. https://lnkd.in/gDQ4D39u Oren Klaff Bridger Pennington #InvestorEvent #FamilyOffice #InvestmentOpportunity #CarlsbadEvent #PrivateEquity #WealthManagement #InvestmentConference #CapitalRaising #NetworkingEvent #IndustryLeaders #FinancialGrowth #InvestorsMeetup #WealthBuilding #BusinessGrowth #InvestmentForum

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I really enjoyed recording this episode of The Digital Industrial Podcast with Ty Findley. We talked about common misconceptions for deep tech, the "Why Now" for the category, and differences between investor diligence for deep tech and traditional tech. https://lnkd.in/eKtwjauu

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Great time on the Embracing Erosion podcast w/Devon O'Rourke! We talked about: 🚀 How to scale a company from concept to 9-figure exit 🔄 How to break away from the traditional consulting model and apply product approaches ⏩ Why it’s important to iterate quickly and often with messaging 💸📈What signals are important to pay attention to when investing in startups and much more!

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An interesting article below, that demonstrates out how San Diego is punching above its weight.  And how Connect's strategy and execution over time, contintues to be central to that success. The article describes the current state of the market in Seattle.  (And i love Seattle.) It's a market that we tend to track with relative to venture fundings.  They used to kick our butts, we outraised them each of the last three years.  This despite the fact they have 3x as many funds there, and 9x the amount of resident capital there. (per pitchbook) Some key takeaways:  * They continue to compare themselves to SIlicon Valley. Instead, we leverage our proximity. *They whine there's not enough local investors (see note above - they have more than us). We bring over 200 VCs to SD annually! * They say founders are not connected with one another. We bring CEOs together regularly, in a variety of ways - private dinners and through our Springboard program. * They say they need to elevate their image on a national & international stage. Why we created and continue to build Five.Ten.Thirty (aka Inno Day).  * And the last paragraph - they need to concentrate on making their region a great place to live. Our mantra: "It's about Better, not Bigger." (See XEO, TL Fund). THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. WE ARE ON A MISSION TOGETHER!!!  (Comments, whining, suggestions on SD always welcome.) https://lnkd.in/g6Rq_f2Y

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Great to see Robert Gunn share his experience of going through the Northern Gritstone & Deeptech Labs Inaugural NG Studio Programme. Auxetec Limited have developed an advanced elastomer material that offers delamination protection, impact protection and shock absorption, as well as strength & durability. It is highly tuneable, transparent and easily manufactured. The leadership team at Auxetec have so many ways to commercialise this new generation material across a wide variety of high-growth applications. But which path should they take? Which markets should they serve? What should be their business model and how should they go to market? How and when should they build out their team, develop & package their technologies and what funding will they need? Who are the best investors to help them on their journey? Throughout a 3-month programme, Robert and his team had access to 60 deeptech experts who helped them figure the right way forward. They now have an absolute clarity of vision, and a clearly defined pathway to success.. at scale. Auxetec will be coming to market to raise their Seed round over the coming weeks This is what we do: we crowd-in expertise and investors to help turn brilliant scientific breakthroughs into brilliant - and highly investible - high growth ventures. Faster. We're super-excited to start Cohort 2 in Manchester next week! Northern Gritstone I The University of Sheffield I The University of Manchester I University of Leeds

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