Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

While business owners don’t know for sure if a recession will hit in the near future, the need for ensuring your business can weather the storm is real and growing. If you want to recession-proof your business, ensure that you are nimble. One of the biggest expenses a business owner can incur are taxes.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Building a methodology for measuring your ecosystem is a way to start to express your values and your vision into practical measured outcomes and processes. This was them articulating their mission and vision and making it a real thing that they could imagine. Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series on ESHIP Goal 5. Metrics do that.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

There’s a line of thinking in Silicon Valley that you should build product businesses rather than services businesses. This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. Thank y’all dream team for sticking around and creating so much value! ?? Being in lockdown and being required to work from home was just business as usual as far as processes go. We’ve been a remote-first startup from day one at Uizard ?—?since

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

I’m looking for somebody who is good at planning but doesn’t try to do the work of the VP Finance. I want somebody that sets a stretch plan we can achieve, gets consensus amongst the team to shoot for certain goals and the path to achieve success. ON LEADERSHIP. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Lisa Edgar, Managing Director at fund of funds Top Tier Capital Partners , observed: “It’s not surprising that venture capitalists are using software to help manage their business. 20 years ago, much of public equity investing was done by mutual funds run by a few smart folks picking stocks. they are definitely at a disadvantage.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. But how do you do that? . How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You might find another audience or market, but usually, you need to work on your product and improve the value you deliver to your customer. But there is no example of a company that has built a successful business without achieving the product-market fit. What is your solution to their problem? And still, 90% of startups fail.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

You know, looking at retail businesses or. I was recently on The Hustle's "My First Million" podcast with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri. I'm a fan of the show, so it was a lot of fun to be on as a guest. One quick apology before we jump in: I try not to be too braggy -- but I balance that with transparency and openness. Shaan: Is it the right mic?

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