Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

When I moved to Washington State in 2014, I initially registered my business as Julia L F Goldstein Communications. You can join business groups and share advice with other solopreneurs. The entrepreneurial mindset requires a willingness to invest in your business to support your vision for the future. You don’t hire employees.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It would be fair to say Anthony Baxter has learnt a thing or two about entrepreneurship, since starting his digital marketing agency “ Firefly ” from an Auckland bedroom in 2014. Firefly Digital provides advice to brands such as iconic Kiwi entrepreneur story, AJ Hackett Bungy. NZ Entrepreneur. NZ Sales Manager.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. I see too many people who do that.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I can’t tell you how many people have thanked me for this advice and say their productivity increased exponentially. The problem is that they also want to be cheap so they prefer not to over-hire in what they see as a “non essential support role” so they either have 3rd-party providers, junior staff or nobody.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

The demand for a platform to make the art of advice more accessible is thus easy for entrepreneurs to identify then pitch, but the serendipity — or the chasm between what makes someone an effective mentor versus just a speed dial for questions — is harder for them to scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

which matters for getting future support) Where the fund is in its investment cycle (year 1 out of 10 or year 7 out of 10)? We capped our fund size so that we would stay true to our investment strategy in terms of size, scope and number of partners as we stood in 2014 when we raised the fund. I could go on for a long time.

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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. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Larson said her local SBDC advisors have been supportive in numerous ways, from encouraging Upcycle Hawaii to create its first business plan and helping the company navigate the hiring process to assisting with loan applications and continually providing guidance through regular meetings. . Get free business advice from a SCORE mentor. .

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … the market is just filled with well-intentioned, but inexperience advice. Whom you take advice from really matters.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In a continuing effort to help shift the venture capital funding geographic imbalance in our country, since 2014 our team has traveled to 38 cities to meet entrepreneurs where they are. These five insights from the Summit stood out as critical business building advice that entrepreneurs all across the country can apply: 1. Leverage?—?and

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Hecken: “EMP provided some of the best speakers, tailored to entrepreneurs’ most pressing challenges, who provided concrete, actionable insights and advice which we could implement in our companies immediately. Hao Lam is an EO Seattle member who joined the organization in 2014.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Maven began offering support for pregnancy loss and high-risk care management as the founder herself waded through the emotions and confusion of it. The company was founded in 2014 to help working women plan and start families. During the first year of building her company, Ryder experienced a miscarriage.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 15, 2022

Looking to accelerate inclusiveness in Europe’s entrepreneurial and incubation environment , Impact Hub teamed up with partners to enhance Business Support Organisations’ skills, methods and approaches towards different under-represented groups. The accessibility of the content and sessions is also a guaranteed point (e.g.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

While there’s lots of advice out there on how investors can exit successfully, there’s less for entrepreneurs in the trenches. Get support from trusted people. Don’t do an exit off the side of your desk. A lot of entrepreneurs consider themselves to be lone wolves, but the worst thing you can do with an exit is try to go it alone.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Signal Advisors creates technology that supports financial advisors in scaling their business in ways previously not possible. Revenue has tripled year over year since the company’s 2014 founding. A digital health platform that supports medication adherence and provides real-time data is the main product of Perigon Health.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

In 2014, he started an exchange, Bitreserve, which morphed into Uphold, a money transfer product that supported over 30 currencies, including crypto. What advice do you have for new founders right now? Since his initial foray into media, Minor has taken to cryptocurrency and blockchain in a big way.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 17, 2024

If 2024 Kieran could whisper something into the ear of 2014 Kieran, what would you have told her about the difference between leading a team vs leading a company? I love working with customers to support them in meeting their goals. But that’s not really how we saw ourselves when we started. This work is my zone of excellence.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. With talent in sales, marketing, and technology, Niesh was still missing some critical processes and systems – including elements of finance and human resources – to support their growth.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As evidence of that, the firm led Credit Karma’s Series A in 2009; led Remitly’s Series A in 2014 and participated in Nubank’s Series A in 2014. There’s no better confirmation than when an LP doubles down in their support of what we’re doing,” Rotman said. . Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

And then take your experience and turn it into a piece of thought leadership career advice to share with people reading this. My advice to people early in their career is pretty simple: your mission isn’t to pursue a career, it’s to discover it. Put yourself in interesting situations. It was also one of the hardest.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

” WizeHire was founded in 2014 by Upadhyay and Jay Niblick. WizeHire does the heavy lifting to support them in finding the right talent for their business to grow,” Upadhyay said.

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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. 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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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Ironically, 2014 was a record year for IPOs, so the suggestion that these “extra” companies were supposed to be public does not really make sense – the companies that were supposed to go public went public. Lost in this conversation are the dramatic differences between a high priced private round and an IPO.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Banking-as-a-service startup Synctera is partnering with Solvent , a fintech company that is building “affordable financial services” to support those who were previously incarcerated. Another example of fintech for good. Before I close, just a reminder that we here at TechCrunch love scoops.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Project Background In October 2014, a sinkhole was discovered in the parking lot of the dam’s control building. It was a photo of the public beach area at the dam with children laughing and people frolicking on the lake on a sunny July day in 2014. This is outstanding advice when it comes to ethics.

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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

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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Since 2014, I’ve been a seed-stage investor at Freestyle and had the opportunity to fine-tune this skill by working closely with founders in our portfolio on raising Series A rounds. Below are general best practices for pitching, followed by specific advice on structuring a Series A story arc. Fundraising wisdom for any stage.

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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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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

We look forward to supporting Onboard Dynamics’ ongoing efforts to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions. “In In September 2014, we received a $3.6M KP and CA: What advice do you have for early-stage founders? Award winners have a strong track record of innovation and growth. We’re really excited about this project.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This early work manifested itself in ACA’s role as one of the key supporters of the JOBS Act to expand opportunities for early-stage investing, create crowdfunding in the United States, and promote entrepreneurship. ACA is also lobbying in support of the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act of 2023.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

The graphic follows those startups until April 2014. The research found that only 54% of those startups landed Series A funding, while 36% of the original cohort ended up nabbing elusive Series B money by April 2014. Only 4% of the 160 startups from the class of 2009 completed a 6 th funding round by April 2014. Certainly not.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 11, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Tether was the first USD stablecoin, and it was issued on the Omni network in 2014 (which is hosted on top of Bitcoin).

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. And I joined as a customer support rep. My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. I’m Travis Bryant. Excited to be back emceeing.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. 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. Adora Cheung [44:57] – What is your best piece of advice for aspiring Indian founders? Any problem, you tell me.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 But this strategy great depends on point 3. Availability of Capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

We reported on Plasticity Labs back in 2014, though their web site seems no longer functioning. Trained on Ben’s coaching methodology and based on each team’s data, Loopin’s ‘virtual coach’ then provides managers tips on how to better support their team and unlock better performance. Officevibe appeared around the same kind’ve era.

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