lisahellebo
@lisahellebo
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#SupplyChain #VC #Entrepreneur #Mom #NYC https://t.co/c46mV5pW0p @REFASHIOND @TNYSCM https://t.co/omwVvjaQOa
NY metro area
Joined September 2008
Repeat after me: Cash flow is king. In manufacturing, the #1 rule is simple: cash flow is king. You can show profit on paper and still go under if your cash gets trapped in materials, WIP, or unpaid invoices. Growth eats cash. Machines, materials, payroll, all paid before the
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who are the STARTUPS working on RARE EARTHS right now? POST UP!!!!
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actually helpful guide on navigating the DLA and scoring work with them as a manufacturing company
The time has come, here's the SMBs/Startup Guide to work with the Defense Logistics Agency https://t.co/xMbP5neBcI I know there are a lot of moving parts, and the guide is not perfect, but the core ideas are there. If you have any feedback, my DMs are open. Now, enjoy
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I did not make a single $ from 20VC for three years. 4 shows per week for 3 years and not $1. For the first 150 episodes, I did not get more than 1,000 plays per episode. This is a game of who can survive the longest. Do not quit.
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Any founders interested in pitching my friends at Sixty8 Capital? They are an Indianapolis based VC firm writing $250K - $1M checks into diverse teams at the Pre-Seed & Seed stage. Industry Agnostic. Happy to get you connected.
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I’m here to tell you that even though some have forgotten … I remember. I remember what it was like when Trump was president. I remember what he did and said, about Puerto Rico… About our people ... I remember after Hurricane Maria devastated our island… Trump blocked
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I just landed in San Fran to attend @TechCrunch DISRUPT as a #StartupBattlefield judge. Let’s gooooooooooo!!!!! @refashiond
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This is a real opportunity: If you were given up to $1M in non-dilutive funding and additional support, would you be open to relocating your business to Tulsa, Oklahoma? If so, I'd like to send you additional information.
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I'm thrilled to be a #JUDGE at TechCrunch #DISRUPT2024 Startup Battlefield, representing @refashiond alongside top tier funds: @constructcap @floodgatefund @NFX @Accel @IndexVentures @benchmark @GVteam @generalcatalyst & many more!
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Oh from Michael Jordan “When a child is learning to how to walk and falls down 50 times, they never think to themselves: Maybe this ain’t for me.” Keep getting up.
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Today, I'm proud to unveil the #vcsforkamala pledge. As of this morning, 110 VCs representing ~$150 Billion in assets under management have signed.
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Today, 110 of us VCs representing more than $150billion under management announced @vcsforkamala. A dozen billionaire VCs w/an obvious agenda & bias (towards greed mostly) do not represent all venture capitalists. I also proudly signed the @tech4kamala pledge. More than 550
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The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today in Paris 🇫🇷 A thread of the best uniforms of the Paris 2024 Olympics 🧵 1. Team Mongolia 🇲🇳
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100000% agree
Many of you said I buried the lede… I left a16z ~ I’m off to do my life’s work! More soon. 😉 The idea of starting a venture-backed company has become famous, easy and playbooked. Capital and “support�� for founders are abundant. More tech startups and founders are AMAZING.
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All.👏🏽Of. 👏🏽This.👏🏽 This thread summarizes why I’m building https://t.co/4RrFogrnsz
https://t.co/gKV9Ztg1Dz
https://t.co/USH9ArHwGw with @brianlaungaoaeh
@albertwenger @ascendstl #mylifeswork
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The New York Supply Chain Meetup is the largest supply chain meetup in the USA. Our mission is to develop the world’s foremost open, global, multidisciplinary community of people and events focused...
The “Small Problem” with Silicon Valley Dear founders, investors, LPs, Our corner of the world was once small, united by one pursuit: life’s work. Specifically, life’s work applied to innovations that serve human progress. The opposite is now true. Perception addiction reigns.🧵
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Retail is facing a multi-$100B problem: • Excess inventory is up 23% • Sales growth is down 5.8% • Foot traffic is down 2.3% YoY at malls…on Black Friday But it gets even worse. Let me explain:
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In grad school, I worked part time at @lululemon (retail, not corporate). I learned more about business from that part time job folding & selling yoga pants than any other job I had. ❤️ Here’s what they did differently:
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The only certainty is risk until we take dramatic measures to reverse the Climate Crisis. The world is a supply chain.
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