Resources for Entrepreneurs

Updated:01/10/2020

The spirit of our core values — #EntrepreneurFirst, #NetworkOfTrust, #GoingBig, #PayingItForward, #OneEndeavor– have never been more relevant. While there are many extremely urgent, front-line issues to confront this hour (healthcare, food and medical supplies, schools, elderly care, hourly workers), I fervently believe that it is fearless groups like Endeavor that will pave the path for a better tomorrow.

Linda Rottenberg

A Note from Endeavor Global

We cannot control what happens to us, but we can always control how we respond to it. Use this time to look after yourself and then to make your business relevant and profitable. Simple but timeless.

Michael Jordaan

A Note for Endeavor Entrepreneurs

Capital Raising Resources

Endeavor Series A Term Sheet Guidance Template (last updated 30/09/2020).
Endeavor has developed a first of its kind term sheet guidance template designed to support founders in their Seed and Series A equity capital raises in South Africa. Endeavor has partnered with the Digital Collective Africa and its partners, and continues to work with industry bodies, like SAVCA and EAVCA, local and international VCs and entrepreneurs to test the term sheet and inputs into the agreements. This is a working document and will be updated in the coming months for nuances in other markets, including East Africa and Nigeria, and for terms relevant to later stage funding rounds. It consists of two documents, one containing the term sheet and  glossary of terms and the other containing Endeavor’s term sheet commentary.

Upcoming Webinars

Managing Your Business through a Recession

How to Build a Global Tech Business Selling Remotely: Insights from SA & Israel.
Endeavor Connect, in partnership with the Israeli Trade Mission to SA, provided the opportunity to gain insight from a panel of investors and entrepreneurs who discussed increased global opportunity for tech entrepreneurs due to remote working. Watch here.

Raising Capital in a Recession by Endeavor South Africa’s Capital Lead, Julia Price. Read here.

Cash & Capital Raising During the Crisis.
Endeavor Virtual Connect: A panel of experienced Investors & entrepreneurs Marc Herson, Rob Dower, Pieter de Villiers, Aisha Pandor & Andrea Bohmert shared their advice on managing cash and raising capital during these turbulent times. Watch here.

Sales Survival is Business Survival During COVID-19.
NSBC CEO, Mike Anderson in conversation with Mark Keating, CEO of SalesGuru. Watch here.

7 Critical Items to Consider During Today’s Quickly-Changing Environment.
Steve Huey, Endeavor Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Capture Higher Ed, shares thoughts and suggests actions to take to help other entrepreneurs keep their business secure in a memo written for VentureFirst. Read here.

PWC Economic Impact Report – Thinking through the Economic consequences of Covid-19 for South Africa. Read here.

A CEO Plan for Coronavirus: Actions to Take Now.
Bain shares immediate actions that CEOs should take to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Read or watch here.

COVID-19’s Impact on VC & Fundraising.
Chris Rogers (Partner, Lumia Capital) and Pueo Keffer (Managing Director, Access Technology Investors) discuss how COVID-19 will impact deals that were already in progress before the outbreak and other key factors  entrepreneurs should  consider for capital planning for 2020. Listen here.

Leading Your Business through a Crisis

Endeavor Connect: Leadership, Meditation and Mental Health.
Marc Herson, Coach & Investor, discussed the topic with Pablo Pantaleoni, an Endeavor Entrepreneur and Head of Strategy, New Ventures and Health at Headspace Inc., the meditation and wellness company with 65+ million users and $215 million in funding. Pablo also co-leads the Digital Health NEXT Program at Stanford Biodesign. Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis featuring Marcelo Claure.
Marcelo Claure, Softbank’s COO and serial entrepreneur, joins Linda Rottenberg for the 6th installment of Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis. Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis featuring Jason Green and Bill Sahlman.
Emergence Capital Founder and General Partner (and Endeavor Global Board Member), Jason Green, and Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Bill Sahlman joined us for our  May 28 strategy session. Watch here.

Raising Venture Capital in Africa during a Crisis.
Marc Herson led a discussion with a senior panel comprised of serial entrepreneurs and expert VC investors to gain insights on how to raise venture capital during this time. The panelists were Rob Eloff, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital; Melvyn Lubega, Endeavor Entrepreneur and Director of GO1; Louise Stuart from Naspers Foundry and Benji Meltzer, Co-founder and CTO at Aerobotics. These panelists have either recently raised large fundraising rounds or are looking to actively invest large amounts of capital in Africa. Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis Featuring Kevin Ryan.
This session features Kevin Ryan, an Endeavor Ambassador, mentor, and founder of several companies that have gone on to become household names, including DoubleClick (went public, then sold to Google for $3.1BN), Business Insider (sold for $442M), MongoDB (IPO’d at $1.2BN valuation), and Zola.com (currently valued at over $1BN).  Watch here.

Life After the Virus: How Endeavor Entrepreneurs Are Overcoming This Crisis.
Endeavor Entrepreneurs Eloi Gómez, Eduardo Ourivio and Hendy Setiono share their experiences, points of view and actions taken while leading through this crisis as retail companies. Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis Featuring Marcos Galperin.
MercadoLibre CEO (and  Endeavor Entrepreneur alum), Marcos Galperin, joins Linda Rottenberg for the third installment of Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis, a new series of weekly strategy sessions for Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Watch here.

Protect, Recover and Retool: Leveraging Opportunities and Managing Growth Going Forward with Bain.
Bain shares its take on how to plan to retool your business for the future, addressing the questions like “how can we ride out the crisis to emerge stronger than others in our industry?” and “how can the organisation learn through this experience to win in a new world?” Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis, featuring Martin Escobari, Nico Szekasy and Shailesh Rao.
Martin Escobari (General Atlantic), Nico Szekasy (Kaszek Ventures), and Shailesh Rao (fmr. TPG) join Linda Rottenberg for the second installment of Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis, a new series of weekly strategy sessions for Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Watch here.

Endeavor Presents: Leading Through Crisis with Endeavor Global Board Member and LinkedIn Co-founder, Reid Hoffman.
Reid Hoffman will be the first guest on an Endeavor series of virtual fireside chats. Co-moderated by Linda Rottenberg and Allen Taylor, Reid’s strategy session will focus on how to lead through this crisis – from managing cash and navigating fundraising, to motivating teams and communicating with stakeholders. Watch here.

Recruiting and Onboarding Remotely with Xapo’s SVP.
In this webinar, SVP of People at Xapo, Alejandra Herrera, uses Xapo — a fully remote company — as a case study to showcase best practices and frameworks for remote hiring and on-boarding. Watch here.

Rising to the Challenge: Leading at Your Best in Uncertain Times.
Episode 1: Calm and confident leadership. Watch here.
Episode 2: Focused and productive team. Watch here.

Guidelines for Teams

Guidelines for Teams that Need to Work On-Site in an Epidemic: A compilation of tips from entrepreneurs and government recommendations for call centres/physical production companies. Read here.

Xapo Workplace Guide: Xapo has been fully remote, with 300 employees working from home in 67 different countries for over seven years. Read their advice  here.

Guide to Virtual Pitching: Some practicalities to consider when using technologies such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc. Read here.

Endeavor Global Entrepreneur Resource Center

The Endeavor Global Entrepreneur Resource Center is a compilation of the different global resources on offer, from presentations to Webinars, that Entrepreneurs can use during crisis management. You can find Endeavor Global’s crisis management resources here.