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500 Founders: Janelle Fenwick, Jack Coleman, Lane Litz & Frayne Cooke

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Janelle Fenwick – Founder. This is super important. Chatterize.

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Active founders make good investors, but do they make good VCs?

TechCrunch

If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated. There is a growing group of VC funds led by folks who think they might be better suited to back companies because they are currently startup founders themselves.

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Aspiring Founders Forum for Women Globally

Y Combinator

On November 17, we are hosting our second Aspiring Founders Forum for women who aspire to become a startup founder. The event will be online, and whether you are curious about launching your own startup or are in the early stages of building one, you’ll walk away with the knowledge to define your own path.

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Ask Sophie: How do we transfer H-1Bs and green cards to our startup?

TechCrunch

Ask Sophie: Which visas will allow us to expand our startup in the US? Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. You have a contract with deliverables that you as startup founders define. or apply for another status.

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What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?

TechCrunch

What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup? Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a crucial asset in an early-stage startup. By generic definition, the board of directors consists of elected individuals that represent shareholders.

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Aspiring Founders Forum for Women Globally

Y Combinator

On November 17, we are hosting our second Aspiring Founders Forum for women who aspire to become a startup founder. The event will be online, and whether you are curious about launching your own startup or are in the early stages of building one, you’ll walk away with the knowledge to define your own path.

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Founder Rewind

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What advice would you give your past self? It took years before my startup Anchor began to gain real traction. I posed a question to twenty-one other founders, across many different industries from media to finance, from SaaS to urban farming. Matt Lieber , Gimlet  — My advice to my younger self is to seek help.

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