Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. 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. They often fly back at least once if not twice a year to see family.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

In driving down the costs of building businesses it’s driving down the age of startup founders and thus they’re starting companies where young people want to live – in urban environments. Our lease runs out in 2013. GRP’s offices are near Beverly Hills. Image courtesy of Philip Bouchard from Flickr.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Takeshi “TK” Mori and Clancey Stahr met in 2013 at a cafe on Stanford’s campus and worked together on various investment projects before deciding to launch GoAhead Ventures I in Q4 2014. Generally speaking, startup founders are some of the most passionate people in the world, and they’re often tackling humanity’s biggest problems.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

Last year, during Y Combinator’s Future Founders Conference , a16z’s Sonal Chokshi led a conversation on “Leveling the Playing Field” with Anu Hariharan, YC Continuity Partner. Frankly, we’re still thinking about Anu’s incredible advice for women founders. The third trait founders need is resourcefulness.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The founders are likewise transformed by the many years of struggle and personal growth necessary to build and successfully lead a large business. Gone is the uncertain new startup founder, replaced by someone almost impossibly formidable and experienced. They wisely ignored that bit of advice.

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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. All of these tools that were useful as startups for running your business had improved a lot. Immad: So during that year and a half, I talked to about 100 startup founders. We’d love to hear any advice that you have for early founders.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2013, Bump was acquired by Google. I went back to Google for a bit and I had that realization that I wanted to be working with startup founders again. It’s just super reassuring — all the things that we tell startups? We’re consuming our own advice. It was a long process. Last question!

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