Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Industry change allows the entry of newer players at earlier stages – It doesn’t take as much money to launch a startup anymore. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going. If you invest it in startups you’re a VC professional money manager. We all know that. And finally, one non VC topic.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Lesson: As CEO, it is your responsibility to educate everyone and mediate the difficult tensions that can arise by removing excuses. Stackoverflow was created in 2008. His Tenure at Microsoft.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

This is part of my startup advice series. It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about. I then really quickly race through looking for some minimum qualifications such as companies for which they worked, education, grades, etc. You’re a startup founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

I look at the mess that is the United States political system and can’t help but wonder what kinds of investments we could make in infrastructure, education and sciences if we had more alignment. Just look at our rebound from the financial crisis of 2008 as something that I feel proud of as an American. So back to Uber.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future. Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education. Malvika Bhagwat and Kriti Bansal , Owl Ventures. million U.S.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 6, 2022

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. Jessica Decker, OSSM graduate in 2008, has been an OSSM instructor since 2012 in various courses on the main campus. I know because this education made a difference for me.”. By Scott Meacham. Virtual Instruction.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Sanchali Pal first woke up to the world’s climate crisis after watching the 2008 documentary Food Inc. The app also has a community component, connecting users with sustainability challenges, classes and other educational tools, along with a social network to communicate with peers to track relative progress.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Duolingo’s competitors see the app’s massive gamification and solitary experience as inherently contradictory with high-quality language education. Bernhard Niesner, the co-founder and CEO of Busuu, which was founded in 2008, sees Duolingo as an entry-level tool that can help users migrate to its human-interactive service.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. government minister and a former MD of Microsoft for Startups U.K. and CEO of Code First: Girls, among others.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Co-founder and CEO Ken Lian came to the United States from China in 2008 to attend college. The one-year-old startup also has a social component, giving customers a way to support Asian-American businesses and organizations. The startup has also partnered with actor Jimmy Wong , an advocate for Asian rights.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

She received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Women’s and Gender Studies from Pace University in New York City in 2008. Simultaneously, she worked as the Program Manager for the Quality of Life Innovations Program for an educational nonprofit called Working in Support of Education in Midtown. Thank you so much for joining us!

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Gen Z is getting a dose of some economic medicine that has older generations recalling 2008 and 2001, and Uprise is here for it. Around the same time, they were seeing younger people invest randomly in certain stocks or cryptocurrency with no real education behind it — and losing money. Image Credits: Uprise.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. Notably, Twilio recently became a publicly-traded corporation. Just as the $2.4B

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Their popularity has surged over the last decade, with the asset class growing from just over $3 trillion in 2008 to more than $10 trillion in 2019, according to data provider Preqin. . The startup plans to use the fresh funding to grow its team of product and engineering employees from 50 today to 120 by the end of 2022, Satz said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Enter Werk Enterprises , a tech startup founded by Anna Auerbach and Annie Dean. A classically trained pastry chef, Christina Tosi spent years in New York City restaurants before founding Milk Bar in 2008. Sibener’s startup led her to a spot on Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 list, undoubtedly an early indication of her future impact.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

To even make marginal improvement, one would need to thread the needle of education and accessibility — and perhaps place compassion over profits and growth. Kindbody appears to be one of the few startups in the space well on its way to tackling this behemoth of a challenge. Gina Bartasi, founder of Kindbody.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As a startup entrepreneur who is actively growing his business, Peter recently attended the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in Denver, Colorado, where he pitched Table and Desk in EO’s first DX Angel-Shark Experience and received a US$250,000 investment in his company. . Our clients ranged from not-for-profits to luxury boatbuilders.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Advocord features information/document storage, organization, report generation, time tracking, and information sharing, while also linking to the company’s compiled educational resources. since 2008. The post Startup Launches A New Tool to Protect Vulnerable Adults appeared first on BFTP/CNP. Attorney Meyers holds a B.A

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

What does data from the leading investors suggest Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The current context supports research-heavy startups, there is even a special term for them?—?the the ‘deep tech startup’ search query is reaching one peak after another on Google Trends. Investments in European deep tech grew from €0.7B

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2019

I’ve sought out CEOs, presidents, board directors and more for companies big and small, ranging from small startups to corporations with valuations in excess of US$10 billion, on every continent except Antarctica.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The first is taking into cognizance that its users are not as financially literate as those in developed countries and educating them with simulators, articles, videos, webinars, podcasts and daily newsletters. Reports say African startups raised record-smashing $4.3B In addition to providing U.S. to $5B in 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. This is the classic mistake that you do as a startup.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

Since 2008, OCAST’s budget has been cut by nearly 40 percent — from about $22 million down to $13.4 An innovation economy attracts talent, creates jobs and builds wealth while boosting state revenues, which can then be used to fund critical areas — education, health care, public safety and human services.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. The community here is diverse; it houses startups, established businesses, NGOs, creatives, freelancers, food entrepreneurs and more.

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Jason Malki

MAY 3, 2023

Radha has over 16 years of experience at large Tech organizations such as Meta, Google, Amazon, and Twitter as well as scaling up some Tech startups, and worked on setting up her own startup. I had the pleasure of interviewing Radha Amalraj. She is based out of New York. How did you break into a career in tech?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Serve it with some real cow milk that didn’t come from cows — and if that sounds weird, we’ve got a treat for you in the startups section below. — Haje and Christine. Startups and VC. This time, he takes a look at Lunchbox’s $50 million Series B, and what startups can learn from its deck. The TechCrunch Top 3. sorrynotsorry.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

I’m a co-founder of a company in the ultra-competitive online education market, with more than 2.5 For instance, in 2008, UPS agreed to ship DHL’s packages (because DHL couldn’t do it at the time and asked a competitor for help). Unfortunately, however, we often act as if competitors are our enemies. I’m not naive?—?I’m

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? They greatly valued education and volunteerism, and advised me often to step outside my comfort zone.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. This is the classic mistake that you do as a startup.”

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Ian Hathaway

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This morning a friend reminds of a Paul Graham article from 2008 titled Cities and Ambition. For those of you who don’t know, Paul is the outspoken founder of Y Combinator —a prominent early-stage startup investor in Silicon Valley. This starts with schooling—Washington is notoriously snobby about educational pedigree.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

18:15 – When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup? 20:45 – Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho. 39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 11:10 – Most impactful user stories.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Sure, when s**t really hits the fan, like in 2008, and the whole market goes haywire, everyone's going to feel it, but in any kind of normal environment, hedge fund returns should be largely uncorrelated to anything else. I experienced that myself with my startup in 2008 and 2009. 2) We're not much for continuing education.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 4, 2014

I remember how proud I felt for our country in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president. Education without over-parenting. Startup Lessons' He went to Stanford. I didn’t get into Stanford. That was a very proud day for me. How have we fallen so far from then in race relations?

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

He’s launched a startup that will sell carbon credits on the blockchain. Startups and VC. It’s mildly absurd to be alternately covering $150 million rounds and layoff stories today, but such is the life of startups. And breathe… : French startup moka.care has raised a new $16 million Series A funding round.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

The spillover effects of poor education. In the United States, sexual education and/or HIV education is only required in 38 states and the District of Columbia. hit a record low in 2020, dropping 4% from a year earlier following a steady decline since the 2008 recession. Birth rates in the U.S.

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