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. My advice to founders with an idea is to spend less time in the “idea” stage and more time on execution.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 30, 2024

Today, it’s encouraging to see Vantage Fit being used by companies worldwide to support their employees’ overall physical and mental well-being. I wanted to create a platform that would not only encourage employees to stay active and healthy but also support their mental well-being.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

We want to arm these people with capital, to help grow their businesses but we also want to support them. I have a blog post on that, fundraising advice for founders raising for the first time. My first piece of advice is to consider not raising money from VCs. I think you are one of the world's best founders.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. We are happy to now support every & all accelerator in town that provides capital and office space and we want to focus on mentorship, coaching, advice, community building, etc. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. How many dating networks can the public market support? That startup was DoorDash, by the way.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? She founded TransTech Social Enterprises , based in Chicago , to provide education, support and tech jobs for trans people. Founded in 2013 in Detroit , LaunchGood is a crowdfunding platform that’s built to empower Muslims and raise money for their campaigns around the world.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

However, prior to the termination, I was in negotiations with another facility to house two brown pelicans from an oil spill that occurred off the west coast of Trinidad in December 2013. Any advice to YLAI Network members? Due to permit negotiation, I needed to decide whether to take these birds or let them be euthanized.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

After experiencing insurance and financial services businesses take advantage of people she cared for, State Farm agent owner Emma Allen knew she would go into that industry to support her community. In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). FullScreen has long been investing in technology to support content producers. I know it should go without saying that in 2013 you should be thinking about building a global business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germany.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Even 2012's Congress agreed, passing the JOBS Act with bipartisan support through both the House and Senate. Still, a large number of outside investors and economists support the bill, as do younger folk less reverent towards the New Deal. Onevest does not give investment, legal or tax advice. tax collectors and consumers alike.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

After winning the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off , I decided to drop out of business school to pursue my startup full time. VCs should never give armchair product advice nor cross the line into micromanagement. Contributor. Share on Twitter. As many founders can attest, the startup journey can be lonely at times.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boyce has been with General Catalyst since 2013, leading investments in companies like Ro, Macro, towerIQ and Atom. He also supported some big deals, including investments in Giphy, Jet.com and Circle. He also co-founded Rough Draft Ventures, an investment arm of General Catalyst focused on funding first-time CEOs out of university.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2022

Rabbit Care was founded in 2013 and has since grown to become the top financial marketplace of its kind in Thailand. “We are the first choice for transparent insurance and financial advice,” the company said on its website. . We look forward to supporting Rabbit Care’s continued expansion as a shareholder.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

WizeHire does the heavy lifting to support them in finding the right talent for their business to grow,” Upadhyay said. Upadhyay didn’t directly respond to a question about algorithmic bias, but he pointed out that WizeHire also provides advice from hiring and business coaches. Civitas Learning acquired Hoot.me

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

Frankly, we’re still thinking about Anu’s incredible advice for women founders. Anu is never short on advice for founders, but her words are particularly salient for women looking to build and grow their startups in the aftermath of the pandemic. But if I could go back to my twenties and give advice, I’d go join a startup.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

We look forward to supporting Onboard Dynamics’ ongoing efforts to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions. “In In October 2013, we incorporated and established Onboard Dynamics. KP and CA: What advice do you have for early-stage founders? Award winners have a strong track record of innovation and growth.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

For instance, as I’ve previously written , “In 2011, only 28% of Europe’s venture-backed tech deals were seed stage… [but] in 2013 and 2014, roughly half of all European tech venture deals were seed stage.” Remember the “buy low, sell high” advice they were supposed to teach you in business school? Because the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

So when Goldman Sachs announced this week it was buying NextCapital – a fintech company that provides automated advice to corporate retirement plan participants – my ears perked up. NextCapital was a fintech company before fintech became cool.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

2013 has proved to be a wild year. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. This would be an unbearably difficult job without your support.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I first met and interviewed the DoorDash founders on Friday, April 26, 2013. Here’s one of my notes from June 24, 2013: “So far, nothing is working that well. They wisely ignored that bit of advice. July 23, 2013: “We used them for dinner a few days ago and it was great! Months later, my skepticism remained.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Obviously I’m a proponent of still working closely with your investors to make sure that they feel bought into your decisions which will matter a lot if you ever need their support in the future. Startup Advice' This brought insider knowledge and perspective that frankly John & I lacked. Photo credit from 500px.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. What principles and skills from growing up supported you in starting New Belgium? New Belgium is admired for its culture of engagement that you formalized in 2013 when you sold the company to your co-workers.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Below is a chart showing the share of capital raised by startups broken down by the first letter of their names for Series A rounds of IT companies in 2013. On the other hand, founders who mistakenly chose J-words raised 50% less capital in 2013, quite a disadvantage in the market. What’s in a name, after all?

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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. And I was also fairly stubborn about wanting to have immigrated immigrant founders support. and I wanted to be able to support people like me. We’d love to hear any advice that you have for early founders. Immad Akhund: Sure.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

You don’t have the revenue or profit to support that valuation.” In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. So here’s advice I give people all the time when they’re raising money. No, I take that back.

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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. What advice would you give someone who is trying to do the same? Staffing has been one of our biggest challenges. Take on a partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. We then spent much of 2013 proving out the merchant model in one city – Los Angeles. Startup Advice' I’d be delighted if you gave it a try.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

They wanted advice. I gave them advice I don’t think they were expecting from a VC, “Don’t raise venture capital for this business. It is advice I give entrepreneurs often as I have written here on why most businesses should never raise VC. This team is talented. And probably some money.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 12, 2024

The hard parts of joining a big company following an acquisition, her advice for new founders going through YC, and more! I always jumped onto support tickets; if customers had an issue, I’d be the first one to jump in. We worked together [on PlanGrid] starting in 2011; we got married in 2013.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The author, bullish or at least supportive of many uses for BTC, basically is wary of the industry using its power to force governments to acquire Bitcoin as part of a national reserve strategy. Title is self-explanatory here. I also spent a lot of my early career rushing to the top of a ladder.

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