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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Even more interesting is that at GRP Partners (the VC firm where I’m a partner) our two most successful returns from our previous fund [which is ranked as the top performing fund in the country for its 2000 vintage according to Prequin] were both run by women! But then the truth sets in. I speak a lot on college campuses.

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Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction

TechCrunch

For founders, especially those starting companies for the first time, the gyrations of the stock market, the resulting correction in public market tech stocks, and the inevitable impact on private company fundraising might seem disheartening. And the past few weeks of geopolitical challenges only added to the bleak scenario.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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What I wish I’d known about venture capital when I was a founder

TechCrunch

So, I’ve decided to share the main lessons about VC that I wish I’d known when I was a startup founder chasing venture capital. Startups are all about reaching two milestones: (a) product/market fit and (b) a profitable, repeatable and scalable growth model. But the opposite is also true.

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

StartupNation

Generation Y (1981-2000) = 35%. Fun fact: Gen Xers make up the highest percentage of startup founders at 55%. Supporting multigenerational workforces. Breakdown of workforce by generation : Traditionalists (1925-1945) = 2%. Baby boomers (1946- 1964) = 25%. Generation X (1965-1980) = 33%. Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%.

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Jay Samit: How Startup Founders Can Avoid Getting Disrupted

WSJ - The Accelerators

As one of the first startups to leverage what we would come to call cloud computing, Napster ushered in a new era of innovation where the costs of launching a global startup were a fraction of what they had been a decade before. This newest form of fundraising, while limited to just accredited investors, is expected to top $2.5

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

“Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2000 for her breakthrough work in circuit design automation. ” Expert panel of judges. Yoon Choi — Muirwoods Ventures.