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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A study of Jill Nelson offers a Master class on what it takes to build a thriving business. In 10 years of knowing Jill through EO Portland, I’ve enjoyed a front-row seat to watch what she did and discover how she did it. She is truly exceptional, and I owe a lot of my own success to what I learned from her.

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Bigger Isn?t Always Better: 4 Benefits of Staying Small

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When I started to research this article, my working title was How to break geographic self-bottlenecking. I planned to write about how to think bigger, expand into new markets and win the brass ring. I planned to write about how to think bigger, expand into new markets and win the brass ring.

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3 Steps to determine if a pivot is right for your startup

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Learning how to adapt is the reality of any successful business, but COVID-19 was perhaps the ultimate stress test. Instacart grew more than 300 percent year over year, and its valuation doubled in 10 months—reaching an astonishing US$18 billion. What are your customers saying ? Is your win rate declining?

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A tale of two surveys: Fintech VCs change tune on investment landscape

TechCrunch

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. What a difference a few months makes. In mid-February, we published a survey of 10 fintech investors with questions on topics such as what areas they are excited about and their outlook for the future. Welcome to The Interchange!

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What You Learn from Hypergrowth: 3 Years at Hopin

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I cover how I met founder Johnny Boufarhat, how the company started in 2019, what the early days were like, what it was like when the pandemic hit, what hyperscaling feels like, and more: What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $2 Billion Valuation in 1 Year What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $7.75

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) 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. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). Eurekahedge.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

The obvious answer is yes. When it’s in your blood, it’s in your blood. If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The following is a short excerpt of what I said, “… being an entrepreneur is very unsexy. It’s addicting. It’s addicting.