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5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders

StartupNation

Work in finance. Way back in 2014, an aspiring entrepreneur came to us with an idea for SMS customer support as a service. The post 5 Mistakes Derailing Startup Founders appeared first on StartupNation. Being an entrepreneur can be the hardest, most thankless job you will ever have.

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Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution

TechCrunch

Companies that have high recurring revenue and visibility into future performance — such as SaaS startups — in particular can benefit from debt financings, Alex points out. . Founderpath claims that it allows founders to take up to 50% of their annual recurring revenue (ARR) in upfront cash. Enter Founderpath.

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The Myth of the Young Startup Founder

Ian Hathaway

Economists Pierre Azoulay, Benjamin Jones, Daniel Kim, and Javier Miranda, analyzed administrative government data on the founders of all U.S. businesses that were started during a recent eight-year period (2007-2014). This restricted-use dataset at the U.S.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

The Artemis Fund : founded by Leslie Goldman Tepper, the firm leads seed rounds for diverse tech founders with wild ambition in fintech, commerce, and care building the economy of the future. The fund invests in venture-worthy women entrepreneurs seeking Series A and B financings at revenue-generating, capital-efficient companies.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A number of local governments have also implemented programs to help startups. If you’re a startup founder ready to gain the tools you need to get to the next level, check out the EO Accelerator program. Learn more and apply for the program. The factors affecting entrepreneurship today are complex.

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After the acquisition: 3 startup founders share their exit experiences

TechCrunch

In an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2014 , then-CEO of Pure Storage, Scott Dietzen, was asked about the possibility of exiting via acquisition. ” That doesn’t sound like getting acquired is the best thing that could happen to your startup, but this is only one perspective on the matter, and perhaps it depends who you ask.