TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

The direct-to-consumer business world continues to be noisy. It’s not enough to just start up a business and advertise on Google and Facebook: Today’s e-commerce merchants have to be masters of all channels. We’re entering an era where you can’t just overspend and hack your way to continued growth.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The company, launching publicly today, wants to make it easier for business owners to set up and manage their own 401(k) retirement accounts. The long-term vision for Ocho is to offer products, beyond solo 401(k)s, that help business owners build wealth. Nagpal said.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There will likely be a recession in 2023, and the major downsides to starting a startup are obvious: There is less money in the system so selling and fundraising are harder; investors have less money to invest and companies have less money to spend on products. Cost-sensitive customers can be helpful in the early days of your company.

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StartupNation

JULY 20, 2021

These immortal words ring true for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to succeed today, and that requires focusing on meeting customers where the action is increasingly happening. During the pandemic, and even as we now move into the new normal beyond it, business is primarily being done online.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Your goal should be to make sure you are getting in front of your customers, so you can start selling products right away. If you are overwhelmed by where to start, think about your marketing plan first. This can be a series of videos helping to solve a problem that your potential customers have.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

There is a popular meme circulating these days that asks, “Who is responsible for your company’s digital transformation?”. As this joke shows, most businesses are struggling to evolve in the current environment. Your ability to empathize with people in your business and your key relationships will ensure support and loyalty.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2020

Today, maintaining steady revenue growth can be difficult without the right help and mindset. The results are presented in “Charting the Growth Journey: From Product to Profitable Business.”. Explore the results to determine if your brand will lead the pack or stay in a holding pattern. Are you prepared to think big?

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The pandemic fundamentally changed consumer purchasing behavior, pushing them online for every type of purchase. New and old businesses followed, creating a surge of new competition for consumers’ attention. Customers know that their businesses aren’t Amazon. Away from most headless commerce. Comprehensive inventory forecasting.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2023

“Usually the best way to figure out if your crazy idea is any good is simply to try it. This week, 16 years after its reinvention as a streaming company, Netflix announced that it’s shuttering its mail-order DVDs business. But how did it go from sending that one CD to becoming the juggernaut that it is today?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

Many companies are rushing to capitalize on the influx of online shoppers, including some popular social media platforms. Recently, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest have announced new features that will help new and existing online sellers make more sales. Many small businesses have found success using the Shop tab on Facebook. “We

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Do you dream about partnering your small business with a multi-million dollar brand? Exposure to industry giants can bring entrepreneurs new opportunities to create and sell to different markets. Today, 57% of companies use partnerships to further their brand. Advice is worth its weight in gold in the business industry.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. There is no one “best” way to fund your business. StartupNation has partnered with Yottled to provide the fastest way to bring your business online.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. TechCrunch spoke with Brex co-CEO and co-founder Henrique Dubugras, who confirmed that the company did in fact put its name in the hat for SVB but only for the early-stage and growth portfolios within its business.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Ghost is coming out of stealth Tuesday with its approach to excess inventory with a marketplace approach that enables brands and retailers to buy, sell and price that inventory in a discreet, efficient and sustainable way. Over the past decade, they saw the differences in relationships as brands began to start more online.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses. So why is online video such an attractive market to build a startup? Much of it already is.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Launching your own business at any time is a challenge. While some businesses have been doing exceptionally well due to these times, (think cleaning services, Amazon, and grocery stores), others, (think restaurants and party stores) have had a steep hill to climb just to stay afloat. The Switch to Online.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. It doesn’t matter how great your product is. Identify and understand your target market.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Seema Amble: Let’s start off by talking about the founding story of Modern Treasury and a little bit of background from leaving LendingHome [currently named, Kiavi]. There was not as much fintech infrastructure as there is today. And I started running around asking friends of friends at different companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

Life at Your Crossroads Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Crossroads Cal Poly Pomona! I’m so grateful to be up here addressing you today. Today you’re either here to graduate or support somebody graduating. That is the theme of my speech today. Even today more than 50% of the world has an arranged marriage.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 7, 2020

If your startup/organization/team struggles with ideation (the process of coming up with ideas), you fall into one of two camps: Those who struggle to come up with any ideas. Step 1: Get MAD – Remember your M ission, assess your A ssets, document the D emand. Step 2: Ideate – Use your MAD to inspire ideas.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

When buying online, you don’t get the opportunity to pick up items and look at them, but nfinite is working to change the way products are visualized online so they seem more real. Over the next couple of years, nfinite scaled its platform through different industries and officially launched the version it is today in 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal of Ukraine. So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . Join the online communities and virtual conferences where investors participate. . Join the online communities and virtual conferences where investors participate. . Generally solicit, under the 506(c) designation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. Today, we’re doing our City Spotlight, and we’ve been exploring who’s building in Columbus , and how it became the tech hub of the Midwest. . Romain reports the company sells secondhand refurbished electric bikes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Vivek Narayanadas serves as General Counsel for MetaMap , which helps online services become borderless through user-centric, privacy-forward trust and safety workflows. From securing a loan to renting a car to getting a job, our lives increasingly depend on the digital world to enable trust-based interactions online.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Excerpt from Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing by Ilana Preuss.Copyright © 2021 Ilana Preuss. Small-scale manufacturing businesses create a tangible product—in any material—that can be replicated or packaged; my catch all is “hot sauce, handbags, and hardware.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

On the one hand I often find that some board members are seemingly reading the board materials on the fly and don’t have a firm grasp of the business fundamentals while on the other hand some board members like to tinker in the running of the business. Don’t be in a rush to invest your fund. Again, Fred.

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Gust

MAY 18, 2014

New technologies are everywhere today. Rogers talks about this phenomenon in his book, “ The Network is Your Customer: Five Strategies to Thrive in a Digital Age ,” and suggests some strategies to improve your perceived engagement level. Try branding yourself, not selling a product. Offer utility to each audience member.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 25, 2022

I’d had my share of business success, but I never felt like I was there yet to go and ‘share my wisdom’ and be a mentor. Despite my nerves, the way the startup founders’ faces lit up invigorated me to share more of the insights and stories I had of launching my own business. Today, guiding others is what I do full time.

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OkDork

JUNE 30, 2023

Today, Manny is a luxury car enthusiast and created a real estate empire — and, he teaches people how to invest and profit off real estate in his online courses, which you can find at www.MannyKhoshbin.com He’s come a LONG way. Email book@okdork.com to join Need help getting started with your own business?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

The 2012 bipartisan JOBS Act was supposed to empower funds and individuals to raise capital more openly: to publicly advertise their track record and what they’re selling, just like almost every other industry. With that said, what is the best way to market your capital-raise to potential investors, while staying compliant?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. Christine Hall helped write the Big Tech and Startups sections today, for example. Forge shows IPO market not dead : Forge helps investors in private companies sell shares in startups to others. PT, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Amazon has struck a deal with embattled online mortgage lender Better.com to offer up a new benefit to employees. Unique about the program, according to Better.com, is that employees will have the ability to finance their homes without actually selling their shares, only needing to pledge vested equity. There is a catch, however.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As I was trying to figure out the role I wanted to play in the VC world I decided I wanted to focus on businesses that were building deeply technical products to solve problems for business users. VC is a long-term business Some businesses are overnight successes but few of them really move immediately up and to the right.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today Raena announced it has raised a Series A of $9 million, co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and Alpha JWC Ventures, with participation from AC Ventures and returning investors Beenext, Beenos and Strive. “Basically, you have to block your capital upfront. Its last funding announcement was a $1.82 Raena raises $1.82

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You have put a lot of time, effort and your own money into designing and manufacturing a product, or creating your teaching or coaching course. But before you can get to market, your product or idea is stolen by someone who wants to beat you in the marketplace. You hope that it will become yet another hit product for you.

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Founders Coop

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I worked for Yvon and Malinda in the mid-’90s, first heading up the “technical” products group (all the sport-specific products requiring specialized fabrics and construction), and then leading the effort to build the company’s first online store. But when I read about Yvon and Malinda’s recent decision I felt a welcome jolt of recognition.

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