Collab Blog
Parsing The ‘Venture Subsidy’
by Collaborative Team —There is a subtle but very important distinction between venture capital “subsidizing” a service-oriented business, and a service-oriented business that…
Read moreWhat We Like
by Craig Shapiro —Collaborative Fund backs the shared future.
Read moreWhat Is Citizenship On The Internet?
by Collaborative Team —Lately, crowdsourcing is almost a dirty word.
Read moreCelebrating Our Strong Roots: Chuck Templeton
by Craig Shapiro —I’ve started writing about how our Limited Partners (LPs) shape and influence us.
Read moreMaking Sense Of Connected Devices
by Collaborative Team —There are a number of ways to connect hardware to the internet.
Read moreStop, Get Out, Unplug…And Notice
by Collaborative Team —Great product design starts with understanding context, behavior, and motivation.
Read moreHow Do You Stay Relevant When Your Job Is Obsolete?
by Collaborative Team —If you search your memory (aka the web for some of us) for careers that don’t exist anymore you’ll end…
Read moreInvest In Your Employees For Better Returns
by Craig Shapiro —In a recent New York Times article, Adam Davidson talks about two very different trips he took to Ikea five…
Read moreWhy does eBay still use seller ratings?
by Collaborative Team —On peer-to-peer platforms, trust and safety is of paramount importance.
Read moreOnly Good News … Is Actually Bad News
by Craig Shapiro —One of the best pieces of advice I ever received came from an investor in Collaborative Fund.
Read moreChange Culture By Making Big Bets
by Collaborative Team —It is instructive, when thinking about venture capital, to consider a venture firm as a two-sided marketplace.
Read moreHow Quarterly Became A Platform For Empowering Creative Entrepreneurs
by Collaborative Team —We recently discovered that Magic is Art created a thirty second video promoting his Quarterly subscription.
Read moreHow Your 8-year Old Is Building A Digital Reputation
by Collaborative Team —One of our favorite posts here at Progress Report was written about how the credit score is outdated (If FICO…
Read moreWin a Scholarship for Seth Godin’s Skillshare Class
by Collaborative Team —The New Business Toolbox: Help Your New Business Do It Right The First Time.
Read moreThe “Uber of X” Companies Are Only Halfway There
by Collaborative Team —2013 was a big year for Uber.
Read moreCelebrating Our Strong Roots: Chris Cerf
by Craig Shapiro —I recently wrote about the importance of having strong roots.
Read moreBuilding From Your Insight
by Collaborative Team —We’ve been helping out a great team launching an interesting retail company.
Read moreYour Ideas Won’t Build Themselves
by Collaborative Team —We work with many small organizations that want to grow their business and impact.
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