TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

I do not take this lightly because without your support, I would not be doing this. According to a study by the National Institute of Mental Health, 72% of startup founders are affected by mental health issues. inflation remains above 7% and short-term borrowing rates are at their highest level since January 2008.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Soyombo is one of the few founder-cum-investors on the continent, despite his company not being the traditional VC-backed startup the world has become accustomed to. Non-traditional startup founder to an angel investor. Some of its biggest clients include OEMs like Oracle.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

The trap that some startups get into, a lot of startups get into when they grow too fast is a quality issue, and I heard you say something very interesting. I don’t know where, but in another interview, and you said you don’t really want to scale customer support, because it’s unsustainable.

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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. Why do job hoppers make such bad employees at startups? -. You’re a startup founder. This post isn’t going to be popular. I’m sure of that.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Alex Wilhelm hears from one startup founder who has taken a bit of an alternative approach to building a SaaS company. Gorny founded Nextiva in 2008, focused on what it describes today as “UcaaS,” or unified communications as a service. Stay tuned for an action-packed 2021 (and follow her on Twitter in the meantime ).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The report, titled Europe and Israel’s Startup Founder Factories , was produced by VC firm Accel with heavy support from startup and VC data platform Dealroom. Founder factories: Alumni from 344 European and Israeli unicorns have birthed 1,018 startups since 2008 by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

According to Griffith, the 90% failure myth serves to soothe the bruised egos of those startup founders who failed. But startup failure isn’t a natural law like gravity,” says Griffith. In 2008, I was a medical device salesman frustrated with the fabric, fit and functionality of my undergarments,” says Patterson. “I

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

“All told, we’re seeing some familiar names in the mix, but 2020 isn’t 2008,” Taylor Hatmaker explains about potential presidential appointments from the industry. ” However, tech industries and companies focused on shared goals might find support. Against all odds: The sheer force of immigrant startup founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

Mayopoulous, meanwhile, is tapping into his experience during the 2008 recession to guide the new bank through the crisis. The executive was part of the leadership suite at mortgage financing company Fannie Mae in 2008, and then went on to serve as chief executive of that same business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

And basic searches on the Micromax brand on Google from 2008 — its first year in mobile — lay bare the general decline in chatter about the company. Founded in 2000 by Vikas Jain, Rahul Sharma, Sumit Kumar Arora and Rajesh Agarwal, Micromax first started life as a small IT firm, making its first move into phones only in 2008.

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