NextGen Venture Partners

?? The future of employee development has arrived! ?? Today, we’re excited to unveil Hone’s next evolution — a game-changing, all-in-one employee development platform designed to upskill your entire team at scale. From expanding our world-class catalog of live online classes to launching new learning experiences and platform enhancements, we’re transforming how organizations develop their people. In addition to our expansive catalog of live classes, expert coaches, and intuitive platform, you’ll soon have access to: ? Peer Groups to foster collaboration and real-time problem solving ? DiSC Personality Assessments to unlock team potential and drive collaboration ? Functional Skills Classes that elevate a team and employee’s performance ? AI-Powered Learning Journeys to guide employees on personalized paths to success ? Manager Console that gives managers a way to track and support their direct reports’ development ? Impact Analysis that helps you measure the ROI of Hone classes and programs …and so much more! It’s time to go beyond check-the-box training and engage employees with interactive learning that drives real results. Learn more about these exciting announcements ?? https://lnkd.in/gWwXbYFV

65% more startups shut down in 2023 than 2022. This isn’t something we talk much about because it’s not pleasant or simple. Startups shut down for many reasons, and founders who shutter one company often go on to build successful businesses. Case in point: Henry Ward. Our CEO shut down his first company, a robo advisor called Secondsight. A year later, he founded what is now Carta. But first, he had to do the hard and unpleasant work of shuttering Secondsight. Creating employee severance packages, canceling vendor agreements, unwinding customer contracts, filing IRS dissolution tax returns, returning money to shareholders, and so on. Starting a company is hard. Shutting one down shouldn’t be harder. On March 25, we’re hosting a virtual event that’s all about effectively managing the process of winding down a startup. Come hear from:? ?? Our CEO Henry Ward who knows the pain of closing down a startup firsthand ?? Benjamin Bayat, an early-stage VC who advises founders at every stage ?? Mike LaPlante, a startup lawyer and strategic advisor to hundreds of founders ?? Connie Li, who helped build Carta Conclusions, will moderate RSVP: https://lnkd.in/g88sQraB

?? New product alert!! ?? Training or coaching? For the best results you need both. I'm proud to announce Group Coaching is now available on the Hone platform, alongside our 100+ live training classes and master classes. What is Group Coaching? ?? It's not 1-1 coaching or group training. Group coaching is a small group coaching conversation led by a top executive coach, where not only can you receive coaching yourself but see others coached - a powerful opportunity to learn faster from others' experiences beyond just your own. ?? It's great for practicing and deepening learning from prior training classes, or solving today's top-of-mind problem. I've experienced profound growth using this modality, and I'm excited for thousands of other professionals to benefit similarly. ?? For companies, this makes coaching accessible and affordable for a much wider population than more expensive 1-1 coaching. Group coaching is available for no additional fee alongside 100s of live training classes in Hone Membership, or can be run privately. More info and videos here: https://lnkd.in/gGN5_5fR

It was so fun to sit down for a conversation with Keith Payne, Jr., CEO of Champion Holdings. Keith is a visionary real estate developer in the DC region. Keith and I talked about the importance of relationships, “paying it forward,” and his firm’s vision for the future of real estate in the region. Keith is an inspiring leader who talked openly about his consistent draw to entrepreneurship and how mentors and business opportunities helped him navigate the highs and lows of his other passion, football. Keith played at the University of Virginia and went on to get recruited by the New York Giants. Keith is a great leader and friend of Brown Advisory.