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The Founder’s Playbook: Winning Mindsets & Startup Strategies

American Entrepreneurship

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks.

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Resilience in Entrepreneurship is the X Factor for Success

American Entrepreneurship

This is because founders can better manage pressure, adapt quickly, persevere and lead their teams through crises to achieve growth. Common Setbacks Entrepreneurs Face Every founder, no matter how seasoned, faces adversity. Resilient founders don’t treat failure as the end. This is entrepreneurial resilience!

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Private Debt Financing for Small Business: Fast Capital, Real Costs

StartupNation

Since the 2008 financial crash, banks have been steadily retreating from small business lending. It’s crucial to assess whether this route aligns with your venture’s financial health and long-term strategy. Founders keep control and avoid giving up a stake in their business. Still, this form of financing is no panacea.

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From sales to CEO: A female entrepreneur’s journey in the beverage alcohol industry

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Alexi Cashen, an EO San Francisco member who is CEO and co-founder of Elenteny Imports , co-founder of St. As co-founder and CEO of Elenteny Imports, a B2B freight forwarding logistics company, and co-founder and chief revenue officer of St. Hildie’s Botonica, and host of The Alexi Cashen Podcast.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. And for many of these they were (over) funded 7-10 years ago and don’t necessarily all represent great returns for investors or founders. I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&#

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Twitter had a fundamentally flawed strategy from the beginning.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

Both Sides of the Table

And people like Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut, Dave McClure, Chris Sacca & Eric Paley (at Founder Collective) are leading the charge. Chris Sacca talked about how a $20 million exit can change a founder’s life and that shouldn’t be scoffed at. That’s awesome. I had two kids and a rental house.