Take a deep dive with Heath Butler, Venture Investor, Author, Speaker, and Partner at Mercury and Advisory at Headway Idea Labs, an early stage venture capital firm, about his mindful startup formula. Heath has founded, co-founded, or joined a founding team over a dozen times and has found success consulting a number of F1000 as […]
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Headway Idea Labs is making a bold move, one that not only redefines its mission but also promises to reshape the future for countless startups. Headway Idea Labs, which over the past 10 years has had an unwavering commitment to fostering impactful global initiatives, will now embark on a strategic shift that underscores its dedication
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Did you know that many of the world’s biggest challenges and needs are currently being solved by technology and innovation? Technology has made great leaps over the years. Here are some problems you should know that are on the verge of being rectified: Access to Clean Water A growing number of portable filtration devices now
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I’ve always understood that the product market fit as being one of the important components to a startup’s success. But only at a recent meeting that involved Blair Garrou and some startups we were jointly working with, did I come to realize the full magnitude of confidence that is brought to an investor like Mercury,
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“Collaboration is important not just because it’s a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy.” - Don Tapscott No one is an island.
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Taking hold of your blind-spots and weaknesses Managing and overseeing startups can be a thrilling and wonderful experience for many founders. As a founder, you are in the best position to know your vision as you navigate right steps to make it all come true. As people, we all individually have unique and valuable strengths.
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Idea Generators as I like to refer them as, typically have a life-changing, great idea that is constantly nagging them or that they feel a good amount of passion for—most of the time the problem lies in what to do next. We will have to dig deep and try our best to find answers to these
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Although there’s nothing wrong with being an imitator that improves technology we are always amazed about working with innovators, people who truly shake things up with their inventions. So, we’ve noticed a few differences between innovators and imitators. Here are 5 of them. 1. Innovators take a step forward, Imitators simply add to the conversation. They
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Brian Turyabagye from Uganda has designed a biomedical smart jacket which identifies pneumonia’s symptoms – temperature, breathing rate and sound of the lungs – diagnosing pneumonia at a rate three to four times faster than a doctor. The jacket is named ‘Mamaope’or ‘Mother’s Hope – in reference to the 27,000 children who die of pneumonia in
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Louis Vuitton. Huggies. Samsung. Warby Parker. Apple These are all different companies with different products, but what do they all have in common? They leave an impact. Or in other words, they have a brand specific image (carefully crafted with a complex matrix of pieces), one that is so deeply embedded into people’s mind that
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