Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Mighty Oaks Capital Partners’ Gbenga Olomola Sleeps and Wakes Working with Global Startups and Funds I had the pleasure of interviewing Gbenga Olomola, Founder & Group/CEO of Mighty Oaks Group. Gbenga Olomola’s expertise spans equity capital markets, debt capital markets, M&A, and business acquisition, among other areas.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Why is Google My Business (GMB) important for startups and small businesses? In today’s COVID-19 world, getting visibility online as a small business is more important than ever. This is especially true if you are a local business. What does a well-optimized Google Business Profile look like?

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 13, 2023

14 Ways to Avoid Startup Marketing Mistakes To help startups avoid common marketing mistakes, we asked fourteen industry leaders and founders to share their insights. Many businesses fail to create a strategic marketing and development plan from the start. This process helps to create a worthwhile business plan.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. Founders and other startup leaders, just fill out this quick survey with a few more details to help us find the right ones. More details in the link below.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

We called our methodology PUCCKA (you can click on the link for a full explanation). If a customer knows they have a problem they need to select a vendor who best solves that problem (or they can build in-house tools). In a perfect world you’d have a customer champion who would go through and validate your list.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 12, 2016

Hosted in a dark and immense concert hall, the event had a TED-style feel, while delivering perspectives from true icons in business, including two Sharks from ABC’s Shark Tank. His company is in the business of reducing risks and prolonging life for that 70%. Is this really the message that today’s business owners need to hear?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. This version is the shorter, ADHD version.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Not surprisingly, the tighter your relationship with the firm, typically the more money you will earn: . The simplest path forward is to identify funds in your industry of expertise, and reach out. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. Here is the link to the video interview. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. Last month they turned the tables on me.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 16, 2020

By: Brent Gleeson, Founder & CEO at TakingPoint™ Leadership, Navy SEAL Whether you are an entrepreneur, working in corporate America, or building a startup, it is imperative to continually seek new ways to stay inspired and driven. There have been many times as a business owner that I have been in very uncomfortable situations.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

“ Question Authority.&#. I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% Great businesses take 7-10 years to build. Those stories didn’t sound that plausible to me.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Many new business owners are struggling. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Monetize Your Expertise to Start Your Business – Shane Sams – Flipped Lifestyle. At FlipLifestyle.com we help real working families start, build and grow online businesses. Watch our interview.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

About the Author Michael Taylor Mike was a co-founder at Ladder , a 50-person growth marketing agency with $50m spent and 8,000 experiments run, for clients like Booking.com, Monzo Bank, and Facebook Workplace. The startup I worked for, Efficient Frontier, was founded by a coworker of Jeff Bezos’ at hedge fund D.E.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Launching your first website is exciting. However, figuring out how to turn that website into a successful business can feel like a grueling task. As an entrepreneur, you want your content to boost your website and brand authority in your industry or niche. of the Internet uses it to build their websites.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. I agree with Fred Wilson on the value of owning your own platform. Following Fred Wilson’s advice, I want to build my own platform. FullContact **, to track contact updates and scan business cards, which I pull into Salesforce via Zapier.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Early-stage startups say no runway, no problem heading into 2023. December 8 Twitter Space: Immigration law for startups. PT/noon ET, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Sophie Alcorn, an immigration attorney based in Silicon Valley and the author of Dear Sophie , a column that appears on TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. Engagement.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s a myth that only the top startups and the best startup jobs are in Silicon Valley or New York City. As a Midwest company built for Midwest startups, we know that’s just not true. Then LinkedIn came out with their list of the top cities to launch your career in. Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Absofuckinglutely. accessibility.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Our data licensing and API with X is an incredible business. Our new subscription business [is] growing,” Yaccarino said. Here’s how: On your iPhone, navigate to the Shortcuts app. If your iPhone is running on iOS 12.0 Hit the blue plus sign in the top-right corner of your screen to set up a new Shortcut.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have a million things on your mind at all times, and marketing doesn’t always top your list of priorities. The good news is that keeping your marketing efforts afloat can happen while you’re on the go, on your mobile device. News flash: Instagram is open for business - your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

In this post I advocate taking a harder stand on where your product or solution differentiates in the market – even if it means you lose some deals as a result. The first of question is about qualifying your potential customers aka leads. I call these NINAs (no influence, no authority). Why Buy Anything ? Why Buy Me?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. Rebrands are not uncommon in the startup world, and the fintech space is no exception. Call me cynical, but in the end, a big business will always choose itself over scores of its employees. Welcome to The Interchange !

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2015

I write about sales often both because it’s the lifeblood of any organization and because in my experience it is the area in which more startups are least experienced or inclined. If you know the title you can use tools like SalesLoft to build lists of potential leads. Do you have budget?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

Have you ever recommended a restaurant to your friends or traveled to a city solely because your neighbor couldn’t stop talking about it? The concept of generating buzz to get consumers, marketers, and media to start discussing your offers is what spreads brand awareness for your new business. Let’s get started.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling a startup bank is even harder. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. expectations.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

link] Medium, born and raised I founded Entrepreneur’s Handbook in 2015, when Medium was just starting to open its doors to the public. I didn’t have a plan to grow it into a top ten Medium publication as it is today, I just wanted to publish cool stories about what I and others were learning from our entrepreneurial journeys.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Despite the breadth in the business, Hamilton says she is consistently asked two questions by her portfolio companies: “Can you help us raise money? And, “Can you help us with hiring?”.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling a startup bank is even harder. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

And what you can learn from it Can you imagine Nike was a startup once? the way business gets conducted has massively changed since the 60s-70s?—?and Decades before the lean startup jargon was invented, Nike’s founding team was busy applying the core principles of customer-centric design. Nike is a case in point.

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StartupNation

JULY 23, 2021

Success is never guaranteed, but there are steps you can take to increase your chances of longevity as an entrepreneur. In order to future-proof your business and remain relevant to your target audience, you must stay in tune with changing consumer behavior. Helping you understand what your ideal customers want or need.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Startup of the Week: PulmOne: Complete lung testing on desktop. How well are your lungs working? The company has been cashflow positive since Q4 2020 and its 2021 revenue is on track to grow 123% year-on-year. executives CytoReason CEO: AI is transforming the pharma industry Introductions More than 4,300 high-tech jobs.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. Startup costs are low and the nature of the business is flexible. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. A blog showcases your authority and helps you build a brand.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. Startup costs are low and the nature of the business is flexible. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. A blog showcases your authority and helps you build a brand.

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