Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. WHEN OUR INDUSTRY CHANGED — THE ERA OF THE UNICORN Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures first coined the term Unicorn in 2013, ironically to signal that very few companies ever achieved a $1 billion valuation.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Researchers have been trying for decades to establish the most common character traits of entrepreneurs. It has even been noted that there are more differences between the traits of different entrepreneurs than between those of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs (Gartner, 1985). Kolb & Wagner, 2015).The

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures. Now remember that Sam is an entrepreneur. Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? Startup Advice' If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace. Today we announced our launch. Here’s the deal.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Founded in 2013, my online interior design company, Decorilla, is now celebrating its seventh year. Looking back, in 2013, most people couldn’t even comprehend what online interior design was. Related: 10 Valuable Lessons Every Entrepreneur Must Learn. Hire like-minded people. This one is really important. Go on team retreats.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 3, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. and revealed our new Entrepreneur’s Handbook Community. Learn how to earn from doing what you love How to build a million dollar crypto portfolio Tim Denning ’s crypto journey began in 2013 and it’s made him lots of money. the Crypto Handbook ?—?and

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

Each year since 2013, EO recognizes one outstanding member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism, and who paves the way for others to follow, through its EO Global Citizen of the Year Award. We caught up with Cameron to learn more about his work as a social entrepreneur. I thought giving advice was against EO’s protocol!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. He was also an undergraduate of the one place that I think is cranking out some of the best young entrepreneurs and investors these days – Wharton.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2018

While there is no how-to guide for navigating the successes and failures you’ll face as an entrepreneur, there is plenty of brilliant advice and insights to be gained from individuals who have survived their own setbacks and gone on to thrive. Throughout success and failure, however, she turned to her mother’s advice. “My

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

For a variety of reasons (sometimes inexperience or bad advice) too many equity holders often find companies’ capitalization information to be opaque and not easily accessible. ” So these firms are trying to separate themselves from the rest of the Big Law pack by building this entrepreneur-friendly tech.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

“In the very near future, we’re going to continue to evolve our platform away from automating strategies and giving people this easy investment platform into actually offering structured products like risk-adjusted portfolios and giving curated investment advice to individuals based on their risk tolerance,” Birch said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 30, 2017

By Kim Reed Perell, a widely recognized entrepreneur, angel investor and C EO of Amobee. Yes, I followed my vision and became an entrepreneur, but I had lots of doubts. Aside from that, there are three major lessons I would share with my younger self if I could, and other entrepreneurs should take them to heart: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

I love foreign-born entrepreneurs precisely because many of them don’t grow up with the sense of entitlement that comes from winning the birth lottery. My kids are growing up in Los Angeles in 2013. Startup Advice' I welcome your accents. Your origins. Your nuances and experiences. Thank you, Om. For reminding us.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashoka, the largest network of social entrepreneurs worldwide, is a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. How did the notion of ownership evolve? That set of tools has been a really powerful engine for us.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship Grant is “to help entrepreneurial students who have innovative business ideas.”

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

And still, only about 3% of venture capital goes to female founders—that number is even lower for BIPOC female entrepreneurs with an average funding rate of less than 1%. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity. Amany Killawi, Co-Founder and COO.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013. I have written about the need for entrepreneurs to take inventory in themselves before deciding whom to hire as the rest of the team.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In 2013, I set up shop in my garage and started experimenting with different frame materials and designs. Entrepreneurs who were unwilling to defer to a Shark’s experience or listen to their advice got a deal zero percent of the time. It didn’t take long for a pattern to emerge.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. So we went for it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. What’s the best advice on productivity you’ve ever received? I’ve received great advice from many people over the years. It’s the most adaptable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

And here’s an important point that I think modern entrepreneurs often forget: Investors are “co-owners” of your business. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things. Startup Advice' It surprises me that this is even controversial but in this day-and-age it sometimes is. Photo credit from 500px.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So I had this idea for Mercury in 2013, but it didn’t start until 2017. Everything was quite painful as an entrepreneur. And it just seemed obvious to me that someone would make a better bank product for for startups and for entrepreneurs. We’d love to hear any advice that you have for early founders.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. You never know where a hit will come from, which is why these events capture our attention.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley believe that the financial services industry in the United States is “ripe for disruption. ” Consumers want faster, simpler, and cheaper transactions, and entrepreneurs want to give it to them. In 2013 there were 967 million FPS transactions. The basis of this argument is really two fold.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

And then we also have a growing portfolio of entrepreneurs in about 20 countries now. We want to harness that network effect for best optimizing the discovery of great ideas and great entrepreneurs. And the reason that I say it in that way is because we have backed many first time entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

He previously founded Zenefits, which actually launched on the Disrupt stage at Battlefield in 2013. The entrepreneur resigned after that company faced compliance issues, and just months later, he founded Rippling. I think that a lot of the advice around how to build technology companies is wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. They wanted advice. This team is talented.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

Unfortunately, however, too many entrepreneurs fail to build their business properly from day one. In 2013, when writing my first book, Sell Your Business for More Than It’s Worth, I researched businesses extensively. It’s the must-have guide that every entrepreneur needs to teach them how to build a profitable business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

One of the major trends I’ve outlined is this movement of entrepreneurs (and as a lagging indicator venture funds) to more urban environments. Our lease runs out in 2013. And it’s not just the movement from Palo Alto to San Francisco. The same phenomenon is happening in many places. GRP’s offices are near Beverly Hills.

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GCUC

AUGUST 8, 2019

I got pregnant with baby #3 in 2013 and went a little crazy – I bought a building, gut renovated it, opened our doors in Feb 2015 and here I am, now in phase two and thinking about expansion. When you’re an entrepreneur, you have to work all the time. What advice would you give someone who is trying to do the same?

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